Apple-cheeked, she crunches leaves;
her feet map their way to crystal falls.
I breathe in; her honey-sweetness is sin.
“Candy, baby!”
She turns; her lashes bow assent.
She minuses shirt, shorts, boots
and says,
“Let’s jump in!”
Trees whisper over sugared sighs.
Directly inspired by Iggy Pop’s song, “Candy.”
Mish is today’s host of dVerse’ Quadrille Monday. Mish says:
Let’s sweeten up our quadrilles, shall we? Pop a bit of candy into your poem. Use it as a noun, verb or adjective. As always, the theme and style of your poem is open. Just remember your quadrille should be exactly 44 words, not including the title and include the word “candy” or a derivative of the word.
Tao-Talk 
I love all your sweet and sugary vocab here, really clever.
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Thanks much, Sarah!
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This sounds like such a wonderful moment… a lovely poem
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Thanks much, Bjorn <3
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So beautifully formatted…from the setting to the ending of whispers and sighs!
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Thanks for the prompt and the kind comments, Mish!
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You had me at the first line! Wonderful quadrille.
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Jay, thank you!
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Simply lovely, Lisa!
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Thanks, Dora!
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You’re welcome, Lisa!
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Quadrilliffic!
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Thanks, Ron!
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Sweetness indeed! Lovely Lisa ☺️💕
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Thanks, Christine <3
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Load of fun skinny dipping. Nice one.
Much💌love
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Yes, there’s nothing quite like it, thank you.
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Quite clever response to the prompt.
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Thanks Arcadia!
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You have captured playfulness with your sweet words. This makes me smile.
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Ali, happy you felt the vibe that was intended, thank you <3
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Poetry makes the world go round, at least my world.
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This was fun to read, and I’d never heard the song, a real treat! 💝
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Tricia, delighted to introduce you to Mr. Iggy Pop’s love ballad :)
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👏👏
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Great piece Lisa! I remember skinny dipping, but now it’s become too cold for my blood, and I’m too old — but tye memories are fond ones my friend… 🙂✌🏼🕊❣️🎄🎅🏼
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Rob, I’m glad it brings back those pleasant memories for you. <3
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Ooh! I’ll borrow a word from Ron’s vocabulary…candylicious!! ❤️
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Punam, thank you!
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Perfect.
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Thanks, Sadje!
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You’re most welcome
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A very sweet poem, Lisa. I love the spontaneity that comes through your words.
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Thanks, Dwight!
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You are very welcome, Lisa!
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Sweet tune by Iggy Pop. I also like your poem! :-)
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Christian so happy to have pleased you. Thank you :)
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A sweet quadrille with a smattering of dialogue to brighten up my morning, Lisa!
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Thanks much, Kim :)
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You’re more than welcome, Lisa!
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Outstanding presentation!
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Reena, thank you!
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Ah, dipping the skinny is such fun. That teasing joy is captured well here.
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Raivenne, so glad you enjoyed the dip :)
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I need to dive in, I love how you bend metaphor – apple cheeks/crunches leaves, and the whole notion of liberty and being uninhibited – wonderful.
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Paul thank you for your kind comment. Glad you enjoyed the splash :)
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Welcome Lisa :)
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I remember (with suit) attempting a waterfall in Maui… years ago….- it was freezing!
I actually briefly skinny dipped once in warm ocean water!
Cheers! 💦
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Jules why does it not surprise me you’ve a skinny dipping history :) It feels good to be without clothes out in nature!
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Once on an unlit beach… and now I’m ‘Marked for life?’ ;)
Now my epsom salt baths are it! :D
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:)
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😎
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her lashes bow assent is wonderful Lisa
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Thank you, Max. I tried to inhabit the moment.
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What a great line!
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Iggy Pop! Haven’t heard him in a long while. Thanks! And your poem is lovely, could have inspired his song.
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Thanks much, D! I wish I could jump into that poem.
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I love, “sugared sighs”. Great poem, Lisa!
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Thanks, Sara!
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Nice 👍
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Beautiful poem. Indeed ryhem. Nice waterfall.
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Thanks!
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