Monday, April 6, 2026

No Bones About It

Courtesy of Pixabay 

Struggling to grasp the larger end
    no wish bone will bring you back

there are no words for me to send
    within my heart lies a fragile crack

some skeletons never learn to bend
    flexibility the key to bouncing back

no bones about it

linking with  dVerse Poets Pub
writing a 44 word quadrille incorporating the word "bone"
hosted by De


13 comments:

  1. Love the multiple uses of the word. Well done!
    De

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  2. a small poem with big meaning. True, it resonates deeply with me.

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  3. So poignant: No wish bone will bring you back. Ow.

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  4. A powerful reflection on the word(s) and the feelings it brings up - Jae

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  5. Nice one!
    Pondering flexibility,

    Much love

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  6. So much truth in your words, True! A very moving verse.

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  7. Thought-provoking. I love the use of that phrase as last line; you have made it resonate with finality.

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  8. Your poem captures the oddness of that image well.

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  9. A meaningful quadrille, Truedessa, that got me thinking. I love the finality of ‘no bones about it’.

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  10. eric here. great use of wishbone.

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  11. A bonny bony poem, True, with a good deal of truth.

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