Tuesday, August 26, 2025

A King's Domain - #WDYS #dVerse #Quadrille #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @YvetteMCalleiro



Hello, beautiful readers! Today, I will combine two prompts. The first is dVerse-Poets Pub's Quadrille #230. Kim invited us to write a quadrille, a poem of exactly 44 words (not including the title), using the word rumpus.  

The second prompt comes from Sadje's What Do You See? prompt where she shares two images to inspire our writing. I chose the photo below.

(image credit; Eugenia Pankiv @Unsplash)

A King's Domain

heavenly perch
throne of kings
patiently waiting
for the perfect moment
when a traveler
leaves his tithe of leftovers
a worthy offering
he divebombs toward the prize
intruders invade territory
a rumpus ensues
the king gets the glory
and flies away with biggest prize


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28 comments:

  1. Oh this is so good Yvette. You’ve combined both prompts so beautifully. The gulls are the victors indeed with the super aggressive attitude. Thank you so much for joining in.
    Sadje.

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    1. Thank you, Sadje! I'm so happy you enjoyed it. :-)

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  2. You have a keen observation 🤗

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  3. Nice one Yvette
    Thanks for dropping by my blog

    Much♡love

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    1. Thank you, Gillena! I appreciate your reciprocation. :-)

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  4. A king seem to be able to get away with anything

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    1. Unfortunately, Bjorn! I appreciate your visit. :-)

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  5. An enjoyable prompt combo quadrille, Yvette, with a hint of fairy tale. I can imagine the king gull on his ‘heavenly perch’, but feel sorry for the traveller and his tithe of leftovers.

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    1. Thank you, Kim! I'm happy you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by. :-)

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  6. He's nicked all the chips again! This is a great poem, Yvette, well done

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  7. Gostei de ler e conhecer este blog!
    Aproveito para desejar uma boa semana!

    Bjxxx,
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    1. Thank you so much, Teresa! I appreciate your visit. :-)

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  8. This would be "long live the king!" ~~nice writing, Yvette.

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  9. Ha! I can see the patient waiting erupting into a rumpus! A birds' eye view!

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  10. I can see gulls as putting up a rumpus for tasty snacks.

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  11. Oh, love this, Yvette! Beautifully done.

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  12. Beautifully done, Yvette! Superb blending of prompts. 💕

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    1. Thank you, Eugi! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)

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  13. Brilliant, Yvette, and so descriptive!

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  14. Clever combination of prompts, poetry, and picture!

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