How quickly time passes,
cuts to the quick
of a quick lifetime
of the quick and the dead,
fills us with dread.
Only the quick understand
that, although our ashes and dust
filter back into the earth,
our souls dance on
in the universe.
Kim M. Russell, 10th September 2018
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille: Quick! Write Something!
writing in north norfolk 
Oh, what a beautiful last stanza, Kim. I love your multiple uses of the word, too.
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Thanks De. 😉
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OH YES, KIM! This I do believe! 🙂 Call me a pollyanna….but this I do believe! Great use of the word quck in multiple ways and all ending with a joyful dance! Maybe the quick-step? 🙂
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I love the thought of staying on like that.
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The joy of dancing on in the sky make quick passing so much more bearable.
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Something to look forward to!
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Me too!
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I love it! And agree wholeheartedly!!
Jordan
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Thank you, Jordan!
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I love the word quick to mean living. Like wight to mean man. Thanks for this, Kim 🙂
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Reblogged this on Essays W/ SA.
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Thank you for the reblog, Sierra!
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I love the multiple uses of the word quick. I do believe myself in the hereafter and the dancing in the sky.
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I applaud the message in this. Let’s begin the dance right now!
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Have you got your dancing shoes? 🙂
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You betcha !☺
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Your lines adopt quick changes, zip-zap, like the Chinese master of masks; and wonderful to cap it with hope in the hereafter; sweet.
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Thanks Glenn.
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Ah, the “quick” loop works out really well in this poem. I also loved the ending. It makes for a great read.
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Thank you, Anmol.
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Simply lovely Kim. I was going down the sad road and you pulled a fast one!
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Nice last stanza about what only the quick understand.
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Thanks Frank.
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I love the last couple of lines, and the image is perfect with the poem.
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Thank you, Merril.
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I believe this line: our souls dance on in the universe. Good work on quick words Kim!
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Thank you, Grace!
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That last stanza is beyond deep and beautiful, Kim! ❤️
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Thank you, Sanaa! 🙂 xxx
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A nice and quick demonstration of the versatility of the word ending on an uplifting note 🙂
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Dancing in the universe! I’m expecting a huge dance, since so many of my loved family and friends have gone on before!
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The second verse is heavenly – I believe I will dance in the universe someday…
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Hope to see you there. 🙂
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I like the idea of our souls forever dancing in the universe. Lovely quadrille.
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It’s a catchy word, is quick.
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It certainly is!
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time does cut to the quick… eventually. I love that image of dancing amongst the stars for eternity…
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Thank you, Margaret.
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the beauty of the English language always amazes me, one word can bring so many different meanings – this was a good take on the prompt
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Thank you, Gina.
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Lovely thoughts inside the last gasp.
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Thank you, Anita.
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Most welcome.
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Nice use of “quick”!
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Thanks Annell!
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love that last line! May we all dance into the universe.
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Thank you, Sascha!
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Our souls dance on, indeed. Lovely write.
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Thank you, Linda.
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Enjoyable read, and I loved the ending. Dance, indeed!
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Thanks Misky!
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Love your multiple use of the word quick so aptly done and the last verse most definitely desirable.
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Thank you, Dorianna.
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Very nice, as time goes quicker and quicker
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Thank you, Mary.
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I also thought of “the quick and the dead” but your take is much more celebratory 😀
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A contemplative write. I like the idea of my soul dancing afterwards. And yes, life goes by in a flash. 😊- love it
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I enjoyed the variations of “quick” and where you took us in the end (or beginning)…..dancing into the universe.
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Thanks Mish. I haven’t done much dancing for years.
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