Monday, October 9, 2017

HOPE

De has chosen HOPE for this week’s
quadrille, much needed for her city
of Las Vegas.  As usual this is to be
44 words, excluding the title.
Submitted to dVerse
October 9,  2017
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When evil rears its ugly head
And seems to fill our souls with dread
We reach within for ways to cope
And tap our inner store of hope    
With faith we manage to soldier on
After darkest night, there’s always dawn. 
Hope springs eternal.

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17 comments:

  1. WaltermarksOctober 9, 2017 at 3:12 PM

    Thanks for reminding us that dawn brings new hope daily!

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  2. De JacksonOctober 9, 2017 at 3:38 PM

    YES. How lilting, and lovely. And true.

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  3. JillyOctober 9, 2017 at 3:57 PM

    Rhyme & meter reflecting what is eternally true; it's like comfort food, Bev.

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  4. Frank HubenyOctober 9, 2017 at 4:05 PM

    Nice sound and hope keeps returning.

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  5. Vivian ZemsOctober 9, 2017 at 4:29 PM

    Good one Bev. This looks like one we should frame and hang on the wall.

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  6. TruedessaOctober 9, 2017 at 4:40 PM

    This is a very uplifting poem and I enjoyed the rhyme scheme,

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  7. Glenn ButtkusOctober 9, 2017 at 6:09 PM

    Yes, I see this as a framed sampler, hanging in a corner by the book shelf; sweet.

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  8. ✿October 9, 2017 at 8:02 PM

    Love the middle line.

    ~marley

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  9. Kim M. RussellOctober 9, 2017 at 11:42 PM

    I like the way your Quadrille shifts from the dark of
    'When evil rears its ugly head
    And seems to fill our souls with dread'
    to
    '... there’s always dawn'
    and a glimmer of light on the horizon.
    Nicely done, Bev.

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  10. Dr. Vandana SharmaOctober 10, 2017 at 2:44 AM

    Such positivity in these words and may hope always be eternally guiding us.

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  11. brudbergOctober 10, 2017 at 4:44 AM

    I love the chant... so encouraging.

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  12. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comOctober 10, 2017 at 9:32 AM

    Wonderfully written and positive through the evil that befalls us. Isn't it sad though, that sometimes it takes a tragedy to bring out the good in some? But, perhaps then they are reminded of the good and it stays with them.
    There is always a dawn....exactly. Even when there is a foggy or clouded over day, we KNOW the sun is still dawning, it is just obscured for a while by something that is temporary and will, definitely will lift.

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  13. Sabio LantzOctober 10, 2017 at 9:57 AM

    Very optimistic. I wish it could be true for everyone.

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  14. The BizzaOctober 10, 2017 at 4:49 PM

    I like that this feels like a defiant mantra. Reminds me of an overmatched boxer who keeps getting up despite his cornerman telling him to stay down.

    I guess we all have to keep getting up.

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  15. SreejaOctober 10, 2017 at 11:59 PM

    Loved this...true!

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  16. MishOctober 12, 2017 at 4:20 PM

    A wonderful rhythm to this and the last line is a precious message for us all. Hope is always available. What we do from there is up to us.

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  17. Sapna DhyaniOctober 18, 2017 at 1:56 AM

    you have so nicely managed to put across the feeling behind"hope "in such few words. A very nice read indeed.

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