These are two quadrilles for DVerse quadrille Monday, and the word is “set.” I’m also linking to Fandango’s one-word prompt, cast.
The Play
Aspiring actors try out for the play,
The cast list is announced
The lines are slowly memorized,
And many sets are painted:
There are quirky many-dimensional
Characters, a complicated plot,
And unexpected places, as
Varied as life itself,
For “all the world’s a stage.”
The Glass Heart
Bruised and broken
(Not quite shattered)
One too many times,
She cradles like a baby
Her precious glass heart,
Sets it on a countertop
Display — but that’s not the way
Hearts need to be treated.
Not only looked at
(Not quite shattered)
But cherished.
Good point about hearts needing to be cherished.
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A set of poems – Hearts need to be handled with care they are so easily broken.
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well done! cheers
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Nice double take, and so different. Guess you were all set with this prompt.
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I’m sorry it took me so long to get to your set of poems. I like how you used set so differently in the two poems. The second one is very powerful.
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