Embraces life he; "Two sides of the same coin we- They need us both, see?" Extends fantasies; Sells souls heavens to fancy Over drudgery; Extinguished are we, As all souls are born to be- Shed of misery; Embraced and set free; Inevitability- An infinity
The above poem is my take on d’Verse’s Quadrille challenge #121.
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 “embrace” in a quadrille.
Notes:
- This poem was inspired by the phrase ’embrace, extend, extinguish’, which was first introduced in the United States v. Microsoft Corp. antitrust trial;
- This poem is structured as four haikus
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Excellent writing, David! It really spoke to me. Very creative form and message to muse upon my friend.
Wow; hi! I haven’t seen you on WP in what feels like forever! How are you?
-David
Hi David! Great to reconnect with you. To answer your question — Not bad, considering the weather and the local government conspired to leave us without water and electricity.
yeah – I’ve been reading about that in the news – a major disaster! I’m sorry you had to deal with that.
Whew. What next? 2020 was חרא and 2021 has been challenging, but hoping things will start looking up and turn the corner.
A fine, contemplative response to the prompt, David.
We are but brief candles, at the mercy of the wind.
Quite so, Ken. Quite so.
This is stunning.
Devika,
That is very kind. Thank you 🙏
Yours,
David
My pleasure.
“Extinguished are we, as souls are born to be” wow…. Really beautiful words. Love each line ❤️
Thanks so much 🤎
There is a certain ambiguity (I feel) which makes it very intriguing. The interlocked haiku worked very well.
The poem decided to be ambiguous on its own – I was just along for the ride.
-David
I so love the mysticism of this one! 💝💝 “Extinguished are we, as all souls are born to be.” Yes 🙂
Sanaa, you’re kind. Thank you 💛
-David