Magnetised
the push and pull
the up and down
the rise and fall
the kiss the slap
the pain the cheer
the deafened ear
the birth the death
tears for us bereft
a prayer a curse
to hurt to heal
lonely days
and hearts grief-stricken
dVerse Quadrille #114 “Magnet” © Misky 2020
It's Still Life 
9 responses to “dVerse Quadrille #114”
The contradictions and ups and downs of life.
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Polarity, that’s what it’s all about. Nice.
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Love this staccato enumeration of love’s contradictions – raw and profound.
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There is definitely the pull in this piece Misky.
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push and pull………….give and take…………and when the love and loved ones are taken away, the grief is so strong. The ups and downs of life…..but saying only “ups and downs” diminishes it so. Your words here give it so much more depth. LOVE the image as well.
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I really like the repetition and use of opposites.
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Life is filled with opposites and we are caught in the field between
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What a gorgeous, rhythmic list poem, Misky.
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I love the rhythm and rhyme your quadrille, Misky, it’s the story of life.
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