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Taking Flight

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Raivenne

He runs fingers along angles

Acute, obtuse, isosceles

All equilateral, never scalene

And he smiles, taken to a fold in time

When such maths were only

Figures on a paper

Now precursor

To his child’s delight

In angled velum sheets

Folded to take flight

Hand launching paper airplane

dVerse Poets Pub graphic — dVerse ~ Poets Pub

dVerse ~ Poets Pub | Quadrille #148 – Papered Poems

Tonight at the pub, De Jackson, aka WhimsyGizmo tends bar and challenges us to fill our papers, pixelated or otherwise, with a quadrille.

A quadrille, is simply a poem of 44 words, excluding the title. It can be in any form, rhymed or unrhymed, metered, or unmetered. You MUST use the word “paper” or some form of the word in your poem.

27 thoughts on “Taking Flight”

De Jackson on March 21, 2022 at 3:50 PM said:

This is so very clever, with perfect rhythm, rhyme and word choices. Love it. Math found a little way into my poem today, too.

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- Raivenne on March 21, 2022 at 6:11 PM said:
  
  Thanks De!
  
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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) on March 21, 2022 at 4:11 PM said:

I love this… the thought of the paper taking flight… much like a poet may do with his words.

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- Raivenne on March 21, 2022 at 6:11 PM said:
  
  Very much so, thanks.
  
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sarahsouthwest on March 21, 2022 at 4:20 PM said:

I can feel the child’s pleasure in this one. It’s lovely.

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- Raivenne on March 21, 2022 at 6:07 PM said:
  
  Thanks.
  
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Jaya Avendel on March 21, 2022 at 4:38 PM said:

Oo, what lovely words you lace into this poem throughout! Love how their meanings come alive in the imagery. ❤

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- Raivenne on March 21, 2022 at 6:08 PM said:
  
  Thank you.
  
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msjadeli on March 21, 2022 at 4:38 PM said:

Each one of us can fly with paper. Neat poem, Raivenne.

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- Raivenne on March 21, 2022 at 6:13 PM said:
  
  Thanks, Lisa.
  
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  - msjadeli on March 21, 2022 at 6:16 PM said:
    
    You’re welcome.
lynn__ on March 21, 2022 at 4:46 PM said:

Geometrical delight!!

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- Raivenne on March 21, 2022 at 6:13 PM said:
  
  Thanks!
  
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Ingrid on March 21, 2022 at 5:53 PM said:

What a beautiful way to wrap this up – in childish delight!

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- Raivenne on March 21, 2022 at 6:14 PM said:
  
  One of the best delights, thanks!
  
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ben Alexander on March 22, 2022 at 11:44 AM said:

My Dad taught me how to do this – and he was a mathematician so he was quite precise about it… Beautifully written, Raivenne…

Sincerely,
David

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- Raivenne on March 22, 2022 at 1:19 PM said:
  
  Thank you, David.
  
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paeansunplugged on March 22, 2022 at 2:35 PM said:

Truly delightful. Brought back lovely memories.

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- Raivenne on March 22, 2022 at 10:48 PM said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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  - paeansunplugged on March 23, 2022 at 1:10 PM said:
    
    You are welcome.
Grace on March 22, 2022 at 5:13 PM said:

How delightful to read this!!

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- Raivenne on March 22, 2022 at 10:48 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Grace!
  
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D. Avery @shiftnshake on March 22, 2022 at 8:07 PM said:

“Taken to a fold in time”… nice, love how it led up to a child making airplanes.

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- Raivenne on March 22, 2022 at 10:48 PM said:
  
  Thanks!
  
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merrildsmith on March 25, 2022 at 12:31 PM said:

So beautifully crafted, and I could sense the child’s delight and satisfaction.

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- Raivenne on March 25, 2022 at 12:50 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Merril.
  
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  - merrildsmith on March 25, 2022 at 1:16 PM said:
    
    You’re welcome!

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