GLITCH #quadrille.

Glitch! #quadrille.

Screaming at the screen,

Glitch, glitch, glitch.

Getting, not getting,

Glitch, glitch, glitch.

On first zoom, job interview,

Glitch, glitch, glitch.

Tech misbehaving,

Glitch, glitch, glitch.

Temper with tech rising,

Glitch, glitch, glitch.

Smell of burning,

Glitch, glitch, glitch.

Screen flying, against wall,

BOOM.

© rog leach 19/10/2026

hello all @ #dverspoetspub. sorry if i did not get as far as reading the last quadrilles. life distracted me.

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Double Whammy #quadrille

double whammy because I’m writing to two prompts, one word challenge from fandangos page #FOWC to include the word unclear. and #dversepoetrypub have prompted us all to write a #quadrille to include the word jump.

top windows
Unclear Quadrille.

#FOWC, #Dversepoetrypub, #quadrille

Sat watching the darkness,
My mind unclear, foggy.

My top floor window,
brightly lit from behind,
making the darkness deeper,
inviting me to JUMP.

Sat watching the darkness,
My mind unclear, foggy.

A switch flicks off,
From somewhere behind me,
The moons smile defogs.

© rog leach 10/08/2026

Summer Solstice .

Summers solstice.
#dversepoetspub, #haibun, #summersolistice,

Due to my financial restraints and busy work schedules, I have never given the solstice much time. But in recent years talking to friends who enjoy the various celebrations around both winter and summer solstices’ I have been paying a bit more interest. Their pics of sunrises over many famous locations really have caught my eye. one day I may even join them atop a hill or stone to watch the sunrise.

Orange and yellow hues,
Greet spectators’ morning view,
Washing sleep away.

© Rog Leach June 2026
winter solstice sunrise.

Light This #quadrille

Light this #quadrille.

A myth is born in the midst,
of steam and sulphur.

The myth of a better life,
Sold with coals sulphurous stink.

Industrial revolution,
Powered by steam and lies.

More ways to create war,
Killing in progress’s name
Should we because we can?

NO!

© 15/06/2026 rog leach

thanks de @ #dversepoetspub for tonight's quadrille prompt.

Hot out here, #quadrille.

‘ot out here.
#quadrille.

Cider maker passes away,
Apple rapture, in summer’s heat.

“Blooming hell, its ‘ot out here!”

Derelict orchard, bramble invested,
Once cared for and loved.

“Blooming hell, its ‘ot out here!”

Apple tree blossoms swirl,
Non pollinated and sterile.

“Blooming hell, its ‘ot out here!”

© 04/05/2026 rog leach


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here we are again at the blooming brill quadrille evening. thanks @#dversepoetrypub for inventing such a fun form.