22.04: dVerse Quadrille

ai art: half face abstract, writing on face, flowers, hues in gold, blue and white

Frequencies

a shift—
not silence,
but the space
between breath
and recognition.

the air rearranges,
atoms in soft agreement,
alignment not forced
but found.

chaos:
not disorder,
but the echo
of everything
happening
all at once—
a harmony
too vast
to sing,
but felt
under the skin.

to alter
is to listen
until the moment
becomes new.


Written for dVerse Poets: Quadrille #222 “alter”. Some artwork is created using Midjourney AI, and is identified as such in the ALT text or captioned. Images are copyright and not to used without permission, which I willingly give when asked, and when not for commercial use. Imagery and poems/prose ©Misky 2006-2025.

15 responses to “22.04: dVerse Quadrille”

  1. I’m so happy to see you back at the Poets Pub today, Marilyn! Your opening stanza made me hold my breath, and I love the thought of air rearranging ‘atoms in soft agreement’, and ‘a harmony too vast to sing, but felt under the skin’.

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    1. I find it impossible to pass up a quadrille, particularly with a word like alter. I’m glad you enjoyed reading it. ❤️

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      1. My pleasure, Marilyn.

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  2. ( I knew I should charge by piece 😆)

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    1. 😂 It’s perfect!

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      1. You’re welcome

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  3. Nicely done, Misky.

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    1. Thanks, Pamela. 🥰

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  4. Like Kim I was just caught up with the wonderful opening…. but also in the way you describe the chaos of everything happening all at once….

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  5. Nice articulation, Misky. The liminal space, described like one would a petal of a flower or a leg on a honey bee.

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  6. This is so beautiful, especially the closing lines. Thanks for joining in.

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  7. Beautiful quadrille, Misky!

    Yvette M Calleiro :-)http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com

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