Poem, or: Inglenook

Posted on December 15, 2020December 22, 2020 by ben Alexander

‘In the Inglenook’, a d’Verse Quadrille

Mine inglenook not of this earth 
Found not in book, nor by the hearth 

Mine kooginnel it changes form 
Chooses, refuses to conform 

Mine negloonki of verses spun 
Of metaphor and playful pun 

Mine nielognok for me by me 
Put simply, it's my poetry

The above poem is my take on d’Verse’s Quadrille challenge #118.

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 “inglenook” in a quadrille.

76 thoughts on “Poem, or: Inglenook”

rothpoetry April 6, 202102:28 Reply

Nice!
1. ben Alexander April 6, 202107:24 Reply
  
  🤗 Dwight 🤗
  1. rothpoetry April 6, 202116:27 Reply
    
    :>)
Shruba December 20, 202008:23 Reply

I definitely mistook those as some kind of code language for names of the boys in BTS band xD
1. ben Alexander December 20, 202008:26 Reply
  
  Yeah, I’m not that clever, Shruba 🙂
  
  -David
Cindy Georgakas December 18, 202005:04 Reply

Clever fun read in stringing your words!!! ❤️👏👏👏
1. ben Alexander December 18, 202005:29 Reply
  
  Cindy, d’Verse really provides me with a lot of inspiration – I’m loving their prompts!
  
  -David
  1. Cindy Georgakas December 18, 202005:32 Reply
    
    So glad to hear that! It’s so much fun hearing what you all come up with in your very own voice! ❤️
    1. ben Alexander December 18, 202005:33 Reply
      
      Thank you for your support 🙂
      1. Cindy Georgakas December 18, 202005:47
        
        Absolutely!! ❤️❤️