Its words were smashing
crockery,
pots and pans crashing
in the kitchen, knocking
on the walls,
communicating
through sound.
We didn’t understand
and, with no interpreter to hand,
we moved out,
leaving the dilemma
to others,
and the poltergeist
was left lonely and quiet.
Kim M. Russell, 18th September 2023
Image by Chuttersnap on Unsplash
It’s Monday again and at the dVerse Poets Pub it’s time for the Quadrille, ‘that pithy little creation of our own making: simply a poem of exactly 44 words (not counting the title), including one specific word’, provided by our smashing host, De. Today, we are playing with the word ‘smash’.
writing in north norfolk 
Spooky!👻
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Then my work is done!
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I’d hate to be the next person moving in!
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I have a feeling no one will for a while, until the poor poltergeist gets bored.
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I think it is the right choice, or you will run out of plates 🙂
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LOL!
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Awww. I hope the ghost was able to find a more effective (and less destructive) form of communication with the next residents. 😉 Love this.
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Thanks De!
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I can’t help but feel a little sorry for the guy… maybe he was just excited to have someone around?! 😉 A very clever poem – I really like he first line and the sounds you used… great take on the prompt, Kim!
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Thank you, Miriam!
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I like the enjambment with the first and second lines. I really hope I never experience any of that first hand. Would be tough to get any sleep.
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Thanks Lisa!
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You’re welcome.
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Nice one Kim.
Happy Monday.
Much🖤love
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Thank you Gillena!
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I enjoyed this, but felt a little sorry for the poltergeist, if they had understood his language, he could have communicated a little less violently and they could have lived harmoniously happily ever after.
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Thank you, Alison. I too feel sorry for the poltergeist.
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Oh, I love the spooky sound of your words, Kim.
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Thank you Colleen!
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You’re most welcome.
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Poltergeists are nothing without people they can ‘frighten’. In that way, they’re the same as ‘bullies’. Fun one, Kim.
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Thanks Susan!
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Nice work Kim. That would be very unnerving!
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Thanks Dwight!
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You are welcome.
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Thanks, K
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Nicely done quadrille.
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Thanks Maria!
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I really enjoyed the kinetic language description.
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Thank you, Maria!
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Oooo, scary stuff!
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So glad it gave you a thrill, Carol!
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We have a smash from beyond. How awesome, and startling.
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I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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brilliant interpretation of the prompt Kim – a great summation of the unspoken in violence
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Thank you, Laura!
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Awww… I feel bad for the poltergeist, actually, Kim!
Much love,
David
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Me too, David!
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Being left alone takes all the fun out of smashing things up, doesn’t it?
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It does!
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Brilliant imagery Kim, great subject matter too 🙌
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Thank you!
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