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The full cold moon
  abides the darkness of night
  where moonbeams light up the sky 
  with silver little-girl dreams,
  to remind us of how most things 
  never stay the same.
  Change is the catalyst. 
  Follow your intuition to find
  your correct path to joy.

©2020 Colleen M. Chesebro

A quadrille for dVerse. Lisa is hosting and asks us to use the word, “abide.” A quadrille is a poem of 44 words (excluding the title.) You MUST use the word “abide” in your poem.

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61 responses to ““Change,” A Quadrille”

  1. Maybe that’s why we love the moon so much. She is not afraid of the dark. The image you chose is so beautiful!

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    1. Thank you! I do love the moonlight. Pure magic! ✨🌕

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  2. Very nice! I love the silver little-girl dreams. So apropos!

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    1. Thank you. We all hold on to those dreams, don’t we? ❤️

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      1. We do. What would happen if we let go?

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        1. The loss of our hopes and dreams would be a disaster. We need those dreams to keep us motivated. ❤

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  3. Change is the catalyst…the moon always reminds us of that. (K)

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    1. I’d like to write a myth about the moon appearing in the sky each month to remind us to keep dreaming forward. ❤

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      1. It’s a perfect subject.

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        1. That moon this morning… so breathtaking! 🥰

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          1. We had clouds, but I saw it 2 nights ago.

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            1. It was brilliant through the window this morning. I love the moon glow. ❤

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  4. i liked this line…moonbeams light up the sky with silver little-girl dreams … and yes, nothing ever stays the same.
    Well done…
    Dwight

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    1. Thanks, Dwight. Some of these dreams stem from the kind of hope we have when we’re still children. ❤

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      1. I believe we should not lose them just because we are older…. Dreams are the source and purpose in life!

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        1. You’re right! I do love when those dreams pop up unexpectedly. ❤️

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  5. ah, the magic of the moon, and especially those little girl dreams!

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    1. Those dreams sometimes hibernate and pop up when you least expect them! 😍

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  6. Poet, you’ve brought me some tears to my eyes. Isn’t this what we all want from life?

    “Change is the catalyst.
    Follow your intuition to find
    your correct path to joy.”

    So very true. Thank you for sharing your wonderful, beautiful words.

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    1. Thank you so much. You made my day. I love when we can connect like this. 😍🙏🏻

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  7. Wonderful advice, poetically phrased – lovely!

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    1. Thank you. I appreciate the lovely comment. ❤

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  8. I love the immediate focus on the ‘full cold moon’, Colleen, a reminder that, although the moon is constant, ‘most things never stay the same’.

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    1. Exactly! I love tinkering with impermanence. Our dreams are always wrapped up in that. ❤️

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  9. Intuition is everything! Love the reference to the full cold moon 💝

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    1. Thanks. We can feel her effects today. ❤️

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  10. We’re glad to have both you & the Moon to light the way. Thanks.

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    1. Thank you so much. 🙏🏻❤️

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    Beverly Crawford

    It’s wise to follow the small inner voice, which is intuition. It’s a never-failing moral compass.

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    1. Beverly, you are so correct. As I get older those old dreams resurface and remind me to be me. I listen to my intuition all the time. It’s always spot on, too. The times I’ve not listened, I’ve paid for dearly. ❤

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  12. Yes, patience, balanced with acceptance.

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    1. Our new president-elect has that, and much more. ❤

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  13. I love this Colleen! Little-girl dreams – what a beautiful line. The moon and dreams – pure magic. ❤️

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    1. Thanks, Franci. Those dreams… they never leave us. ❤

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  14. a profound truth indeed

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  15. “Silver little girl dreams” is the perfect way of describing what we leave behind as a consequence “change”. Beautifully expressed under “the full cold moon” but I’m glad the last note is one of joy. 🙂

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    1. Thank you, Dora. Change hits us hard sometimes. It’s a wake-up call to pay attention. LOL! ❤

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  16. I love the way you describe how the moonlight can brighten up … the little-girl dreams is such a nice and comforting thought… (cannot imagine a little girl having night-mares)

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    1. Thank you. I agree those dreams are so magical when we’re young. ✨

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  17. Little girl dreams change as one gets older. The one thing in life that always seem to be happening is “change”

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    1. So true! I thought it was a getting older thing. 🤦🏼‍♀️❤️

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  18. Wise words and beautiful prose Sis. ❤

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    1. Thanks. It seems like all the changes bring new lessons.

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      1. We are always learning. ❤

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        1. Exactly. ❤️❤️❤️

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  19. Dreams and change–the moon certainly reminds us of both of these things. ❤️

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    1. Thanks Merril. I feel like there is so much change happening now.

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      1. Yes, indeed. Hopefully, good changes!

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        1. Yes, and if not, I’ll make them good. 🤣❤️

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  20. Excellent Poem Colleen… Indeed things never stay the same…. Change is constant… along with adaptation.. ❤
    Much love your way ❤

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    1. Thanks, Sue. I’ve had many lessons the last few months. Change keeps us moving forward… one step at a time. Hugs and love to you, my friend. ❤

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      1. Here’s to forward steps ❤

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  21. Yes intuitions guides us sometimes

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