Monday, October 4, 2021

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 QUADRILLE #137  where we are required to "throw stone poems" using the word stone. 


Like Sisyphus 
I pushed the stone
slowly to the mountaintop…
my obsidian
bitterness and anger
               acknowledged yet again

Until

I began to see it
as a strong foundation.
Set free at last
             I built my house upon it
Here I stand
Home at last 


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19 comments:

  1. brudbergOctober 4, 2021 at 1:08 PM

    Love the metaphor... to take that bitterness and form it into something new... to move on by staying put.

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  2. Merril D. SmithOctober 4, 2021 at 1:39 PM

    What a wonderful way to look at life, Beverly. Thank you!

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  3. Ron. LavaletteOctober 4, 2021 at 2:13 PM

    Especially loved how the last line sums it all up.

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  4. GraceOctober 4, 2021 at 2:31 PM

    I love the turn to a strong foundation of a home. The stone metaphor was on point.

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  5. De JacksonOctober 4, 2021 at 2:49 PM

    EXCELLENT blending of metaphors and images here. Beautiful.

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  6. Gillena CoxOctober 4, 2021 at 3:10 PM

    Lemons make lemonade. Nice one Bev

    Much💜love

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  7. Dwight L. RothOctober 4, 2021 at 4:46 PM

    The switch is beautifully done Beverly... Don't push your troubles through life, build on then and move on!

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  8. JadeLiOctober 4, 2021 at 5:25 PM

    I like how you split the quadrille in half with a nice turn.

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  9. Arcadia MariaOctober 4, 2021 at 5:34 PM

    "My obsidian bitterness" wow. Nicely done.

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  10. TruedessaOctober 4, 2021 at 6:46 PM

    We need that strong foundation so we build up from there.

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  11. calmkateOctober 4, 2021 at 8:32 PM

    a powerful metaphor, transforming our negatives into a positive and being comfortable with that! If only more could do that.

    I'm from Australia where 'stone the crows' is a commonly used idiom ... would would dare to hurt one!

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  12. IngridOctober 4, 2021 at 10:05 PM

    How wonderful to find a home within yourself. It's the best place to look!

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  13. Dr. Vandana SharmaOctober 4, 2021 at 11:53 PM

    "OM" "ॐ", the most holy symbol in Hinduism. All our sanskrit shlokas / mantra for God start with "Om". The essesnce of universe.

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  14. Jane DoughertyOctober 5, 2021 at 12:14 AM

    Another Sisyphus. A change of heart is often a good thing.

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  15. ben AlexanderOctober 5, 2021 at 2:44 AM

    I love this. And, you know, if you take the metaphor all the way, that implies that your home is atop a mountain... so you must have a great view from up there, Bev!

    Yours,
    David [ben Alexander]

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  16. KerfeOctober 5, 2021 at 7:07 AM

    A satisfying transformation.

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  17. Marion HortonOctober 5, 2021 at 9:27 AM

    What a great metaphor - channelling that strength from within.

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  18. HelenOctober 6, 2021 at 10:18 AM

    Brava!!!! You nailed the "stone" theme.

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  19. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comOctober 7, 2021 at 9:08 AM

    If you were sitting beside me, you would have heard my out loud sigh and "oh man!" What a poem! What a lesson! Taking the difficulties, pushing them up the hill....and learning the strength gained from the task has become the foundation of who one is. Wonderful!

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