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
Would you like to write for either of these prompts? Click the links below:
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.
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Thank you, Sadje! I'm so happy you enjoyed it. :-)
DeleteYou have a keen observation 🤗
ReplyDeleteThank you, Reena! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteNice one Yvette
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Thank you, Gillena! I appreciate your reciprocation. :-)
DeleteA king seem to be able to get away with anything
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, Bjorn! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteAn 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.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kim! I'm happy you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by. :-)
DeleteHe's nicked all the chips again! This is a great poem, Yvette, well done
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mason! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteGostei de ler e conhecer este blog!
ReplyDeleteAproveito para desejar uma boa semana!
Bjxxx,
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Thank you so much, Teresa! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteThis would be "long live the king!" ~~nice writing, Yvette.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Helen! I appreciate you visiting! :-)
DeleteHa! I can see the patient waiting erupting into a rumpus! A birds' eye view!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, D! :-)
DeleteI can see gulls as putting up a rumpus for tasty snacks.
ReplyDeleteSo can I, Lisa! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteOh, love this, Yvette! Beautifully done.
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DeleteBeautifully done, Yvette! Superb blending of prompts. 💕
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eugi! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteBrilliant, Yvette, and so descriptive!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Keith! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteClever combination of prompts, poetry, and picture!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lynn! I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteGood one Yvette. It's not easy to combine two prompts in one poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteSome seagulls at the beach can be like that. There are some signs... (not that I saw any) about not feeding the birds! I remember one year children tossing up french fries and being scared off by dive bombing gulls!
ReplyDeleteThose of us who go to the beach often know not to feed the seagulls. Heck, we know better than to leave any food out in the open. Seagulls don't need an invitation. Lol! Thanks for stopping by, Jules! :-)
DeleteA modern fable, and a contemporary metaphor too, wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Paul! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteI love how you crowned the ordinary with majesty, turning a bird’s meal into a king’s feast. Such a vivid throne you’ve built here, Yvette 😇
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Thank you, Vincent! I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteLove the way you framed that bird as royalty, Yvette. The “rumpus” over territory really pops—it feels like a clash in a true king’s court.
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David
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Thank you, David! He just looked so regal perched up there. Lol! Thanks for stopping by. :-)
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