Lunation

Everything’s turning,
making my head spin.

Another month gone;
here we are again.

Those twelve princesses
just keep quadrilling

back to the beginning
of their romance with the moon.

Everyone asks
will it be ending soon?

And when it does,
how will we know?

Kim M. Russell, 10th July 2023

The Twelve Dancing Princess, ‘On the way to the dance’ illustration by Kay Nielsen (1886-1957)

It’s Monday and we’re back at the dVerse Poets Pub after a short break with the Quadrille, as well as celebrating our twelfth anniversary.

Lisa is our host, and she has given us a lot of information about the number twelve to spark our inspiration for a quadrille, a poem of just 44 words (not counting the title), which must include the word the host provides – today it’s ‘twelve’. Being a bit of a number-phobe, I skipped the mathematical part and went straight for calendars and fairy tales.

47 thoughts on “Lunation”

  3. Kim, I am delighted that you titled your poem “Lunation.” What a wonderful word it is. I very much enjoyed to smooth flow of your poem down the page. Also love the illustration you chose to go with.

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  9. I am not familiar with the twelve princesses I did smile that they just keep quadrilling – around and around. An romancing the moon gives it a mystical feel. I googled the fairy tale and it is quite enchanting. Thank you for sharing that story.

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  13. Oh yes, a poem meant to make the reader think. My estament for you poets to wan is when your pens run short on ink and your Muse grows old and frail in her brain.
    Love it, Kim. Thanks for peeking in on mine.
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