Double Whammy #quadrille

FOWC With Fandango — Unclear

Quadrille #353: Jumpstart your Poem

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.

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

yellow. #limerick

https://dversepoets.com/2023/04/11/everything-yellow/

tonight at the #dverse poets pub we are discussing “Yellow”.

http://fivedotoh.com/2023/04/11/fowc-with-fandango-nullify/

and at Fandango’s one word challenge we have nullify #FOWC

Yellow. #limerick.

There’s a lad whose eyes are yellow,

Whiskey never made him mellow,

His mind it would nullify,

His anger it would amplify,

His voice nothing but a bellow.

succulent diamond #haibun

https://fivedotoh.com/2023/03/27/fowc-with-fandango-succulent/

#FOWC with fandango . one word challenge “succulent”.

Haibun Monday 3-27-23: Pressure

#dverse poets pub area talking about pressure. Thank you frank for the prompt

Succulent diamond.

#shenryu.

Succulent diamonds,

Earth’s hidden treasure stolen,

Used for shiny bling.

Would I want to be a diamond. A nice hard shiny diamond. I have read a report of those who would like to have their ashes compressed into a diamond…….

Really! What a daft idea who buys that shiny shit. Why do we dig holes in the ground chasing shiny baubles? Bling really what a waste of valuable resources. The pressure this puts on our planet just for a bit of shiny decoration.

Gold, diamonds and other shiny shit is wasted when used to decorate us. Let’s recycle what we have already! Dig it out of landfills, melt down Mr T’s gold chains etc, etc, etc. Use it to improve science, communication, our knowledge, etc, etc, etc.

Earth under pressure,

Free her from stupidity,

Wisdom now required.