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dVerse Quadrille #25

A Sketched Ruin

I live in a village
that runs north by south,
trees thickly dot the main road
with summer’s shade and cover.
We’re neither rich nor poor,
though our history’s rich —
our old church
is a sketched ruin,
a dwelling place that
echoes at dawn.

 

 

written for dVerse Quadrille (44 words including Dawn)

Misky

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24 responses to “dVerse Quadrille #25”

  1. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) avatar
    Björn Rudberg (brudberg)

    What a lovely place to be… the echoes at dawn is great.

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  2. paul scribbles avatar
    paul scribbles

    Echoes at dawn got me too…echoes of history…of places and of people…love the imagery here.

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  3. Jane Dougherty avatar
    Jane Dougherty

    This exudes peace and quiet. Gorgeous imagery.

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  4. sarahsouthwest avatar
    sarahsouthwest

    Oh, I wonder what the echoes are. So many stories in churches – christenings, weddings, people falling asleep during sermons, funerals…

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  5. wolfsrosebud avatar
    wolfsrosebud

    This so told a story… and in 44 words… nicely done.

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  6. Grace avatar
    Grace

    Such a lovely sketch of the old church ~

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  7. frankhubeny avatar
    frankhubeny

    I liked the lines “our old church
    is a sketched ruin”.

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  8. georgeplace2013 avatar
    georgeplace2013

    You make me fall in love with this place.

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  9. thotpurge avatar
    thotpurge

    That whole poem came alive ..along with the beautiful church..so nicely done!

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  10. rosemawrites avatar
    rosemawrites

    that last line is so good. 🙂 love the imagery too. 🙂

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  11. kim881 avatar
    kim881

    That’s a wonderful sketch you’ve drawn in your Quadrille, Misky! That final line reverberates 🙂

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  12. maria avatar
    maria

    Beautiful! This piece calls us to visit those ruins. ❤

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  13. Sanaa Rizvi avatar
    Sanaa Rizvi

    This is absolutely exquisitely penned, Misky ❤️

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  14. lillian avatar
    lillian

    This is beautiful!!! It reminds me of the unfinished church here in St George’s, Bermuda — which shall undoubtedly be a muse for a post during the next 30+ days! 😊

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      Look forwarding to reading them.

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  15. Rosemary Nissen-Wade avatar
    Rosemary Nissen-Wade

    Very evocative, and full of atmosphere.

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  16. sreeja avatar
    sreeja

    vivid image…lovely…

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  17. Kay avatar
    Kay

    I also love the last line, and the peaceful feel of this!

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  18. Linda Kruschke avatar
    Linda Kruschke

    A lovely description of a town I think I’d like to visit.

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  19. Olga avatar
    Olga

    A fine walk with words down your village road. The trees feel inviting. ❤

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  20. Lorraine avatar
    Lorraine

    Well woven tale in 44 words.

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  21. whimsygizmo avatar
    whimsygizmo

    Ohhhh. That last line echoes with such beauty.

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  22. Walter J. Wojtanik avatar
    Walter J. Wojtanik

    Perfect! That’s all I’ll say about it. (There’s nothing more to say when it is that way!)

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  23. katiemiafrederick avatar
    katiemiafrederick

    So true.. dawn
    of edifice without
    essence as echoes
    of spirit…
    lacks
    a village
    that sings
    that same
    song
    in ruins.. more
    aS HeART rains liGht..:)

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