#quadrille — Public Fediverse posts

Gone, or: Get Along

I could have stayed in DC,
taught Bible or Talmud,
accepted faith without argument,
chased prestigious titles,
even worn proper shoes.

I could have gone along
to get along.

But protest bellows inside me,
loudest when ignored,
always refusing easier lives
demanding my silence.

d’Verse Quadrille

The above poem is my take on d’Verse’s Quadrille challenge.

The Quadrille is simply a poem of 44 words (excluding the title), and it can take any form. This week’s challenge was to use the word “protest” in a Quadrille.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

#Authenticity #Conscience #Defiance #Independence #Individuality #Poem #Poetry #Protest #Quadrille #Resistance #Sandals

Between Your Ribs

It’s how quickly you undo ego that squares the oval into four sides, you're exactly perfect in this moment

https://thetigressawakes.wordpress.com/2026/08/24/between-your-ribs/

Ornament, or: Architecture

From a distance, all these beams
may look like ornament:
each question polished,
each distinction raised too high.
  
Come closer.
I build this carefully,
testing every joint and word,
not to tower above you,
  
but to make a place
where you can feel safe.

d’Verse Quadrille

The above poem is my take on d’Verse’s Quadrille challenge.

The Quadrille is simply a poem of 44 words (excluding the title), and it can take any form. This week’s challenge was to use the word “care” in a Quadrille.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

#Attention #Care #Closeness #Poem #Poetry #Quadrille #Safety #Shelter #Structure #Tenderness #Trust

Ornament, or: Architecture

From a distance, all these beams
may look like ornament:
each question polished,
each distinction raised too high.
  
Come closer.
I build this carefully,
testing every joint and word,
not to tower above you,
  
but to make a place
where you can feel safe.

d’Verse Quadrille

The above poem is my take on d’Verse’s Quadrille challenge.

The Quadrille is simply a poem of 44 words (excluding the title), and it can take any form. This week’s challenge was to use the word “care” in a Quadrille.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

#Attention #Care #Closeness #Poem #Poetry #Quadrille #Safety #Shelter #Structure #Tenderness #Trust

Ornament, or: Architecture

From a distance, all these beams
may look like ornament:
each question polished,
each distinction raised too high.
  
Come closer.
I build this carefully,
testing every joint and word,
not to tower above you,
  
but to make a place
where you can feel safe.

d’Verse Quadrille

The above poem is my take on d’Verse’s Quadrille challenge.

The Quadrille is simply a poem of 44 words (excluding the title), and it can take any form. This week’s challenge was to use the word “care” in a Quadrille.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

#Attention #Care #Closeness #Poem #Poetry #Quadrille #Safety #Shelter #Structure #Tenderness #Trust

Ornament, or: Architecture

From a distance, all these beams
may look like ornament:
each question polished,
each distinction raised too high.
  
Come closer.
I build this carefully,
testing every joint and word,
not to tower above you,
  
but to make a place
where you can feel safe.

d’Verse Quadrille

The above poem is my take on d’Verse’s Quadrille challenge.

The Quadrille is simply a poem of 44 words (excluding the title), and it can take any form. This week’s challenge was to use the word “care” in a Quadrille.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

#Attention #Care #Closeness #Poem #Poetry #Quadrille #Safety #Shelter #Structure #Tenderness #Trust

Let It Burn

Mural by Banksy Take careand let it burnSmoke pays better than hopePolished halos and marbled throneseventually give wayto rotting bones The rats never prayed,never lied about tomorrownever built a retirement fundnever voted,never punched clocksThey just kept eating. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kWv6YqvzdI&list=RD9kWv6YqvzdI&start_radio=1 Todays Dvese prompt, "Greetings, intrepid Poets! Sanaa here (aka adashofsunny) It’s time again for my favorite of all our prompts, the Quadrille. […]

https://thetigressawakes.wordpress.com/2026/07/27/let-it-burn/

Serial, or: A comedy of redemption

Cocoa Puffs, Golden Grahams
and Lucky Charms filled my mornings;
at six years old, I poured chocolate 
milk, ignoring my aunt’s warning;
cornflakes bring back memories
chocolate milk still makes me cringe
grown now, I add it to coffee
some bad ideas just mature

d’Verse Quadrille

The above poem is my take on d’Verse’s Quadrille challenge.

The Quadrille is simply a poem of 44 words (excluding the title), and it can take any form. This week’s challenge was to use the word “puff” in a Quadrille.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

#Adulthood #Breakfast #Cereal #Childhood #Chocolate #Coffee #Memories #Poem #Poetry #Quadrille #Stubborn

Why My Phone Is Cracked

Rene Magritte-The Lovers I ducked his first swinglike a pigeon bobbingbefore the grill.But the hallelujah sunstole my balance.In a come-to-Jesus moment,I fell in a puff of feathers,clutching our divorce paperswhile my phonefound the backside of the curbfirst. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXW3c5Z6UQ0&list=RDKXW3c5Z6UQ0&start_radio=1 For Todays Dverse poetry prompt, Lisa (at https://tao-talk.com,) is hosting today’s Quadrille Monday. She is having us a write a 44-word poem using a […]

https://thetigressawakes.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/why-my-phone-is-cracked/

Why My Phone Is Cracked

Rene Magritte-The Lovers I ducked his first swinglike a pigeon bobbingbefore the grill.But the hallelujah sunstole my balance.In a come-to-Jesus moment,I fell in a puff of feathers,clutching our divorce paperswhile my phonefound the backside of the curbfirst. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXW3c5Z6UQ0&list=RDKXW3c5Z6UQ0&start_radio=1 For Todays Dverse poetry prompt, Lisa (at https://tao-talk.com,) is hosting today’s Quadrille Monday. She is having us a write a 44-word poem using a […]

https://thetigressawakes.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/why-my-phone-is-cracked/

Why My Phone Is Cracked

Rene Magritte-The Lovers I ducked his first swinglike a pigeon bobbingbefore the grill.But the hallelujah sunstole my balance.In a come-to-Jesus moment,I fell in a puff of feathers,clutching our divorce paperswhile my phonefound the backside of the curbfirst. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXW3c5Z6UQ0&list=RDKXW3c5Z6UQ0&start_radio=1 For Todays Dverse poetry prompt, Lisa (at https://tao-talk.com,) is hosting today’s Quadrille Monday. She is having us a write a 44-word poem using a […]

https://thetigressawakes.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/why-my-phone-is-cracked/

Why My Phone Is Cracked

Rene Magritte-The Lovers I ducked his first swinglike a pigeon bobbingbefore the grill.But the hallelujah sunstole my balance.In a come-to-Jesus moment,I fell in a puff of feathers,clutching our divorce paperswhile my phonefound the backside of the curbfirst. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXW3c5Z6UQ0&list=RDKXW3c5Z6UQ0&start_radio=1 For Todays Dverse poetry prompt, Lisa (at https://tao-talk.com,) is hosting today’s Quadrille Monday. She is having us a write a 44-word poem using a […]

https://thetigressawakes.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/why-my-phone-is-cracked/

Why My Phone Is Cracked

Rene Magritte-The Lovers I ducked his first swinglike a pigeon bobbingbefore the grill.But the hallelujah sunstole my balance.In a come-to-Jesus moment,I fell in a puff of feathers,clutching our divorce paperswhile my phonefound the backside of the curbfirst. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXW3c5Z6UQ0&list=RDKXW3c5Z6UQ0&start_radio=1 For Todays Dverse poetry prompt, Lisa (at https://tao-talk.com,) is hosting today’s Quadrille Monday. She is having us a write a 44-word poem using a […]

https://thetigressawakes.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/why-my-phone-is-cracked/

When Shadows Starve

Pieter Bruegel-The Elder Sunlight bends and crouchestaunting starving shadowspromises made hopping trainsshaken from mangy dog necksand flea-bitten obligations A myth of hopeshe is a fleeting temptressluring green things astraywhile clandestine huntersskulk with dark daggerswaiting to bleach all gray https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keHY-0Y97JM&list=RDkeHY-0Y97JM&start_radio=1 In Todays Dverse Prompt, De Jackson, aka WhimsyGizmo, writes, It’s time again for us to muster our muses and […]

https://thetigressawakes.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/when-shadows-starve/

Canus Forgive Us

The Dog by Francisco Goya (1820-1823) At the brink of a world extinct, the last lodgepole felled,the last mountain top removed,birds traded for drones,butterflies for AI,the stars, devoured wholeby belching factory smog On the world's tarmacAlone sits manand of coursehis smiling dog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq3bYPLBcA4&list=RDtq3bYPLBcA4&start_radio=1 Today's Dverse prompt is to write a 44 word quadrille, with the word dog. I am personally more of a cat type, but the faithfulness […]

https://thetigressawakes.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/canus-forgive-us/

Canus Forgive Us?

The Dog by Francisco Goya (1820-1823) At the brink of a world extinct, the last lodgepole felled,the last mountain top removed,birds traded for drones,butterflies for AI,the stars, devoured wholeby belching factory smog On the world's tarmacAlone sits manand of coursehis smiling dog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq3bYPLBcA4&list=RDtq3bYPLBcA4&start_radio=1 Today's Dverse prompt is to write a 44 word quadrille, with the word dog. I am personally more of a cat type, but the faithfulness […]

https://thetigressawakes.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/canus-forgive-us/

Canus Forgive Us

The Dog by Francisco Goya (1820-1823) At the brink of a world extinct, the last lodgepole felled,the last mountain top removed,birds traded for drones,butterflies for AI,the stars, devoured wholeby belching factory smog On the world's tarmacAlone sits manand of coursehis smiling dog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq3bYPLBcA4&list=RDtq3bYPLBcA4&start_radio=1 Today's Dverse prompt is to write a 44 word quadrille, with the word dog. I am personally more of a cat type, but the faithfulness […]

https://thetigressawakes.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/canus-forgive-us/

Canus Forgive Us

The Dog by Francisco Goya (1820-1823) At the brink of a world extinct, the last lodgepole felled,the last mountain top removed,birds traded for drones,butterflies for AI,the stars, devoured wholeby belching factory smog On the world's tarmacAlone sits manand of coursehis smiling dog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq3bYPLBcA4&list=RDtq3bYPLBcA4&start_radio=1 Today's Dverse prompt is to write a 44 word quadrille, with the word dog. I am personally more of a cat type, but the faithfulness […]

https://thetigressawakes.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/canus-forgive-us/

Canus Forgive Us

The Dog by Francisco Goya (1820-1823) At the brink of a world extinct, the last lodgepole felled,the last mountain top removed,birds traded for drones,butterflies for AI,the stars, devoured wholeby belching factory smog On the world's tarmacAlone sits manand of coursehis smiling dog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq3bYPLBcA4&list=RDtq3bYPLBcA4&start_radio=1 Today's Dverse prompt is to write a 44 word quadrille, with the word dog. I am personally more of a cat type, but the faithfulness […]

https://thetigressawakes.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/canus-forgive-us/