Charmed Chaos
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Refuge
Beneath sheltering trees
red rose lips touch mine
as a curious mockingbird sings
to gentle falling rain
In our secluded refuge
there is no lingering pain
only you and me again
as we savor lush ruby wine
and lie in a bed of leaves
©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg
dVerse: Quadrille #125 In Praise of the Grape
Author’s Note: I am hosting today at dVerse and we are writing a quadrille, a form created by dVerse comprised of 44 words exactly, excluding the title. Today’s word is WINE- come join us! The pub opens at 3PM EST.
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Charmed Chaos 
Nice illustration for your prompt. So very romantic and gentle, like a Spring breeze.
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Thank you so much Glenn.
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Intoxicating trip down memory lane, Linda.
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Thank you Lisa.
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You’re welcome!
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Wonderful use of sound in the first stanza, Linda, and what a lovely place to savour wine. 😉 I love the photograph – so green.
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Thank you Kim. I was taken with the image as well.
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lovers reunited?- the setting creates close intimacy with the rain and the leaves, the lips that taste like wine!
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Thank you Laura.
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A lovely love poem–this sounds like a refuge for these lovers, somewhere without pain.
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Thank you Merril.
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You’re welcome. It’s very romantic.
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Beautiful Linda, very moving!
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Humble thanks Rob.
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Lovely, lush sensuous and romantic.
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Thank you dear Sarah.
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A fitting title for this poem . What a lovely haven of sights, sounds, tastes…..and love!
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Thank you kindly Mish.
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Very romantic and I love the natural setting. Great Quadrille.
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Thank you!
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Just beautiful, Linda. I want to be there.
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Thanks much!
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Lovely romantic mood
Happy Easter
Much💛love
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Thank you Gillena!
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A beautiful nostalgic poem of forever love!
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Thank you Dwight.
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What a beautiful romantic interlude!
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Thank you Beverly!
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Great sense of place through the sensory details–like being there.
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Thank you!
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what a wonderfully descriptive poem. love being under a tree in good company.
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So beautiful!!
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Thank you.
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I love the romance in this.
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Thank you Ken.
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So romantic Linda 🥰 I love it!
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Thank you!
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Such a soft and serene write for the senses. Wistful.
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Thank you.
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Just the poem to unwind with tonight! 🍷
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Thank you!
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This poem made me want to go in my backyard and just lie down in the grass. Thank you for this beautiful piece!
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Thank you kindly!
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Such a gentle hint of rhyme here creates a serene, secluded scene. Lovely!
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Thank you Ingrid.
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What a lovely picture you paint. I wanna do that!
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Linda, the bed of leaves is such a beautiful image and evokes the grape vines! I love this.
❤
David
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Thank you!
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So romantic! And I love the touch of the mockingbird in the scene!
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Wine and lovemaking often go hand in hand …. sigh.
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Yes.
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very wonderful imagery! ‘lush ruby wine’ was definitely my favorite !
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Nice🙌🙌
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Thank you.
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