It's Quadrille Monday, and the word of the week is inspired by the arrival of the swifts in Spring in the UK. Our word is "swift", and our poem is limited to exactly 44 words. There is biblical reference to swallows/swifts. who are said to have appeared and removed the thorns from Jesus' crown. Submitted to dVerse, March 8, 2021
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swift as an arrow on the fly
dipping and darting
lark high and free wheeling
on a tide-looped journey
seeking love and dinner
on the wing
scarcely time
for the mud castle
and the family
born to fly,
born to fly
born to fly
you captured the swift movement perfectly ... sounds quite exhausting to me as I love to be still!
ReplyDeletePray I don't come back as a swift ...
Reminds me of some rock stars I've read about :) You've zeroed in on these charming aviators and their wanderlust very well, Beverly.
ReplyDeleteGreat poem Beverly!
ReplyDeleteseeking love and dinner
on the wing
Sounds like many folks before Covid!
I love all the movement in this, Lovely!
ReplyDeleteI experience the Swift's flight as i read your poem
ReplyDeleteThanks for droppjng by to read mine
Much💜love
This is so perfect, Bev. Even the shape is perfect.
ReplyDeleteYours,
David
You've captured that motion.
ReplyDeleteWell done.
Perpetual motion...love this, Bev!
ReplyDeleteit is like watching them in flight. darting annd dancing over the fieldsnear home
ReplyDeleteI love your song of freedom, Beverly!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful capture of movement, Bev, and I love the phrase ‘free wheeling on a tide-looped journey’.
ReplyDeleteI love the movement in this, Bev, and that ending! It's breathless and darting, like watching a swift in flight. Lovely. I didn't know the legend - so many birds have beautiful stories attached to them. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBev, this has to be one of my favorite YOU poems, ever.
ReplyDeleteLovely Bev. I learned something about the adorable swift with this challenge ☺️❤️
ReplyDeleteThey live by instinct, which is God given. Humanity could learn. Inspired write! 💝
ReplyDeleteI love the repetition in the end... nothing is more important than flying.
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