Quadrille #24 and Miz Quickly’s Day 17

Dead Fly

dead fly
on the windowsill,
whispered speck, legs up
as if playing
on monkey bars.
little bugger
won’t be flying anywhere;
it’s missing a wing
and its red welt eyes
lack a point of view.
brittle little thing is
heading for the garbage bin.

 

 

for dVerse: Quadrille (44 words) including “whisper” and Miz Quickly’s Day: 17: Observations.

21 responses to “Quadrille #24 and Miz Quickly’s Day 17”

  1. I liked the phrase “its red welt eyes
    lack a point of view”.

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  2. Quite the whisper, Marilyn! Where all flies in repose belong! Your view in this is slightly askew! I like that!

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    1. That’s me; skewed!

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  3. I too liked the phrase “its red welt eyes
    lack a point of view”.

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  4. Wonderful stuff… this is the time when the last flies of summer dies…

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    1. And the ladybugs 🐞 fill the windowsills!

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  5. “whispered speck” is FANTASTIC. I love that such a soft word became such a poem. You astound me.

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    1. Realizing this is for BOTH Qs…Miz, and Q44. 😉 And loving it all the more…

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      1. Email notifications from dVerse arrive in the middle of the night, so I see Miz Q’s and dVerse at the same time.

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  6. Love the word combination of: whispered speck !!!

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  7. The fly def has a different point of view..clever phrase

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  8. This reminds me of my son’s matter-of-fact cruelty about swatting flies and throwing them in the bin – this is the same son who a few years back would make me pick up spiders and deposit them safe and sound out in the garden.

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    1. I agree with your son. Spiders 🕷 are useful. Flies are less so.

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  9. The word combinations ‘whispered speck’ and ‘red welt eyes’ is simply outstanding! Nicely done 🙂

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  10. Wonderful wordplay…and so descriptive and humorous…well written indeed.

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  11. Chuckling I am…..and I can just see the little bugger lying there with his legs up in the air. 🙂

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  12. This is playful and the wording is crafted brilliantly….I love the comment about the lacking point of view 😛

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  13. Rosemary Nissen-Wade avatar
    Rosemary Nissen-Wade

    Ewww! And what a brilliant and vivid description.

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