It's Still Life

19.05.25 dVerse Quadrille

ai art. haunted house in grey tones and brown, tan and white.

Between Pendulum Swings

The house settles into its bones.
Floorboards whisper hush
to rusted nails that remember.
Even the clock’s heartbeat
dims to a moth’s last flutter.

You, love, are the quiet
between pendulum swings—
a pause so deep it forgets
how to return.
How to wake.

Written for dVerse Poets, Quadrille #244 including the word “quiet“. 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.

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40 responses to “19.05.25 dVerse Quadrille”

  1. Spira avatar
    Spira

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      I like this — it plays perfectly with the words and image. Thank you!

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  2. Ren avatar
    Ren

    Misky! stop making my own heart flutter ❤ .

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      Think of it as aerobics ! 😂

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  3. Truedessa avatar
    Truedessa

    This is wonderful one can feel the silence and the second verse touches the soul.

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      A lovely comment! Thanks. ☺️

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  4. rothpoetry avatar
    rothpoetry

    Beautiful poem. I love this…

    Even the clock’s heartbeatdims to a moth’s last flutter.

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      indeed it does! Thanks!

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      1. rothpoetry avatar
        rothpoetry

        You are very welcome!

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  5. Cecilia Mary Gunther avatar
    Cecilia Mary Gunther

    Gorgeous – and my house!!!

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      My house, too. We will share. ❤️

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      1. Cecilia Mary Gunther avatar
        Cecilia Mary Gunther

        You’re on!

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  6. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) avatar
    Björn Rudberg (brudberg)

    This is so atmospheric… I have stayed in such houses….

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      Lucky you, Björn!

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  7. kim881 avatar
    kim881

    I’m pleased to see you at the Poets Pub, Marilyn, and with a haunted house quadrille! It is indeed atmospheric. I love the ominous pendulum swings, that hint at the ‘clock’s heartbeat’, but it’s the house settling into its bones that hooked me, and the direct address to the quiet in the second stanza.

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      And thanks to you, good prompts inspire.

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        kim881

        That’s a lovely comment, Marilyn!

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  8. pvcann avatar
    pvcann

    dims to a moth’s last flutter, bravo

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      Thank you so much!

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  9. Ron. avatar
    Ron.

    Oh, and that pendular space gets long with each swing…

    Beautiful work, M. Thanks

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      Aah, a familiar face! Thank you, Ron

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  10. yvettemcalleiro avatar
    yvettemcalleiro

    Fantastic poem, Marilyn!

    Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
    http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      I’m delighted that you enjoyed it.

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  11. lynn__ avatar
    lynn__

    An intriguing duo…the artwork and the poetry to the pendulum’s rhythm!

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      Thanks!

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  12. Mish avatar
    Mish

    What a stunning piece this is, Misky. I especially love the “Floorboards whisper hush
    to rusted nails that remember.”

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      Thank you so much!

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  13. tenzenmen avatar
    tenzenmen

    Great picture and killer first line. I need to work on my first lines, I think.

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      I’m glad you enjoyed it.

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  14. Sadje avatar
    Sadje

    This is so beautiful Misky

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      thank you!

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      1. Sadje avatar
        Sadje

        You’re welcome

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  15. sanaarizvi avatar
    sanaarizvi

    This is incredibly potent!

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      Thank you!

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  16. crazy4yarn2 avatar
    crazy4yarn2

    Wow, beautiful!

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      Thanks!

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  17. Melissa Lemay avatar
    Melissa Lemay

    “Even the clock’s heartbeat
    dims to a moth’s last flutter.”

    Powerful imagery!

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      thank you very much!

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  18. Ain - forestbathers unit UA avatar
    Ain – forestbathers unit UA

    …Even the clock’s heartbeat
    dims to a moth’s last flutter.

    You, love, are the quiet
    between pendulum swings—
    a pause so deep it forgets…

    Masterful…..the whole verse…..magic, what mastery….very well done

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      Thank you very much.

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