There’s a frosty glint in the free-
zing grass under the willow tree.
Those small white drops, a glint of spring
that always keeps me wondering
when icy winds and sleet will cease,
and hues of flowers will increase
to make the garden zing.
Kim M. Russell, 10th February 2024
Today is Quadrille Monday at the dVerse Poets Pub, and we are writing poems of precisely 44 words, including the word ‘zing’ with De.
De is the queen of the quadrille, a maestra at wordplay, and she has given us some great examples of how we can incorporate some form of the word ‘zing’ – not a word that is used much in the UK, so quite a challenge for me. I was, however, inspired by having fun with hyphens or playing around by replacing a more common word.
Apologies for plugging snowdrops – I love them!
writing in north norfolk 
Oh I love the rhymes here, and that the garden will zing (not even snowdrops here yet)
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Thanks so much, Björn!
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Lovely, Kim! Of course you should plug snowdrops, they are so pretty!
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Thanks Punam!
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You are so welcome.
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I can feel the zing in the garden already my dear Kim 😍 Gorgeously rendered! ❤️❤️
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Thank you kindly, dear Sanaa.
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You’re most welcome 😘
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Kim, your shoutout above is SO sweet, thank you!
Love love love your rhymes here, and that “garden zing!”
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Thanks so much, De!
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Kim you are convincing me to buy snowdrops, for the yard and for over the graves of my grandparents. We need their magic.
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2nd try at comment:
Kim, you’re convinzing me to plant snowdrops for the yard and over my grandparents’ graves. Such magic is needed here.
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Snowdrops are special.
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Luv your zingy snowdrops
much♡love
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Thanks Gillena, and much love to you.
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Well that was lovely, and I saw what you did with the free-zing…so clever.
The poetry is always good here, each time.
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You’re very kind, Ain.
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Good one, Kim – lots of zing!
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Thanks Nolcha! I’m beginning to get y zing back, I think.
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Good for you!
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A lovely poem, Kim. I loved your use of rhyme.
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Thank you very much, Nicole.
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I like your double “zing,” Kim! I know we did have snowdrops planted, but I haven’t seen any. I do love them. We’re still getting the free-zing here with snow expected tonight.
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Thanks so much, Merril! We’ve had a bit of sleet.
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This dances, Kim! I love it.
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Thanks Jennifer!
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Spring knows how to bring the zing back into a garden, Kim!
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It certainly does, Carol.
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I can relate to the free-zing grass which here is now covered with a good eight inches of snow. No sign of flowers anywhere.
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The flowers will come soon.
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hmmmm just got a message my comment could not be posted? Will try again.
YES! How we all wait for the first signs of spring….a definite ZING in the seasonal calendar!
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Thank you, Lill. Quite a few of us are having to enter comments two or even three times before they go through.
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That was a really pretty poem, Kim!
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
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Thank you, Yvette. Sparrows can cheer me up with their antics.
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They are always a surprising zing: we need their reminder that winter will soon be over. 🙂
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I love your use of zing, and your wordplay.
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Thanks so much, Sara.
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