this blanket
is the colour of sunset
it holds the warmth of fire glow
cuddles me from head to toe
is a place to read a scary story
a poetry repository
the cats adore it on my lap
where they have a cosy nap
Kim M. Russell, 5th October 2020
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille #113: Blanket Us
Merril is back, writing from southern New Jersey, where she says it’s beginning to look and feel like autumn and people are pulling out sweaters, hoodies and blankets.
I agree with Merril that there is something cosy and comforting about a blanket – I have one here with me in my study since my heater broke down last year. I didn’t have a security blanket when I was a child, but I suppose I have one now! It was a Christmas present from my husband several years ago; it’s soft and warm.
Today we are using blanket as a noun, adjective, or verb; describing a blanket, real or imagined; making a blanket statement – among other things – as long as our poems consist of 44 words.
I’ve written a cheerful quadrille to take my mind off the dreary weather.
writing in north norfolk 
A gorgeous blanket, Kim that offers solace during the hour of sunset 💝 How I wish I could join you 🙂
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Thank you , Sanaa! 🙂
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How wonderful to have a favorite blanket like that… and now working from home I feel that we will need to decide which one to use when October comes.
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I love my blanket very much – it;s on my lap as I type, and when it gets too cold, it doubles up as a shawl. 🙂
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Funny, the ad under your poem for a serre tunnel in a gloomy-looking field looks dreary enough to fit your poem, what’s outside while you’re snug inside with fire, cats and blanket 🙂
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I don’t see the same ads as you, Jane, more’s the pity. I keep getting that awful Brexit questionnaire. 🙂
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They don’t send me that. It might be interesting to see what dopey questions they ask. I saw a video of BJ interviewed on Look North. I assumed it was a comic impersonator. My God! What has the UK got itself lumbered with!?
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Quite lovely.
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Thank you, Carol.
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Aww, I love this. ❤
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Thanks Lucy” 🙂
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What a joyful piece Kim!
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Thank you, Linda!
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Aww, this is nice!
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Thank you, Jenna!
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It sounds so cozy. And that blanket is so cheerful and perfect for autumn!
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My husband bought it as a Christmas present one year. i do have others, but that one is my favourite. It’s incredibly soft, even after many washes. The cats love it too.
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I have a really soft white blanket that is a cat magnet.
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There’s nothing cosier – blankets make storms and scary stories much more do-able!
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I never had a special blanket as a child – I have a few now!
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I love your “ninja” blanket that can serve so many purposes.
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I have more than one, Lisa! There are several in reserve for if the cats are sick on them or I spill my tea on them. 🙂
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Same here. I meant blanket in a collective sense.
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De-lightful
Happy Monday Kim, stay safe
Much💖love
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Thank you, Gillena. Belated happy Monday to you, with love!
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Cozy & Cheery indeed, KR. ThanksX44.
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Cheers Ron!
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Such a lovely poem. Makes me feel all autumnish! 🌞
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Thank you, Lisa!
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I love the rhymes and rythm in this, almost like cats tripping across the floor. What a splendid poem!
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Thanks so much, Toni!
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Your poem is infused with comfort.
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Cheers Ken.
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How cozy this is Kim. Love the poem and photo too!
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Thanks Grace!
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Oh this makes we want to brew a pot of tea and snuggle underneath with a good fan fic or book (sans cats – I’m allergic). *Comforting sigh*
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Thank you, Raivenne!
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Well, you rhymed “repository” in perfect meter and I think the rest of us can just go home now.
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Thank you, Xan! 🙂
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Enjoyed this, Kim! The blanket as a repository not just of comfort but of glow, cuddles, scary reads, and cat companions is so perfectly charming. 🙂
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Thank you, Dora! 🙂
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kaykuala
It is all of everything warm and nice and cuddly kittens are that clever to seek protection and company or perhaps even sympathy. Wonderful rhyming Kim!
Hank
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Thank you, Hank. When I’m not using it, the cats love to curl up on my blanket anyway.
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I feel a warm cozy blanket while the wind blows the leaves off the trees!
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Thank you, Christine!
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Cute poem.
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Thank you, Maria.
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Ah, where are the blankets (like this) of yesterday? Lovely piece.
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Thank you, Peter.
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A cozy blanket is hard to beat! I like your bright colorful blanket. I have a blanket that covers my lap as I write! The cat does enjoy a warm blank lap to lay on!!
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Thank you, Dwight! I knitted a yellow blanket with sheep on for my grandson when he was born; now he’s two and a half I need to make a bigger one!
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He will probably want to hang on to the first one!! :>)
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I dare say!
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:>)
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Beautiful😍
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Thank you so much for reading and commenting,
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Sounds comfy Kim and I like the rhyming couplets well written
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Thanks Rob!
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A cosy, comforting blanket of words, Kim!
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Thank you, Ingrid!
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It radiates warmth, as do your words. (K)
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Thanks Kerfe.
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heart warming too Kim
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Thank you, Laura.
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Such a cosy and welcoming poem. Lovely.
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Thank you, Misky!
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I love the image of a cosy place to be, a bulwark against winter and world.
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Thank you, Paul.
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My pleasure Kim
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I feel warm just reading it.
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Thank you, Geri!
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