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Today’s topic :

De Jackson here, aka WhimsyGizmo. And it is indeed time once again for my personal fave of all the prompts, the Quadrille. As most of you know, this is a little invention of our own making here at dVerse, when we pen poems of precisely 44 words, including one word we provide. Today, I want you to jumpstart your muse by infusing your poem with some form of the word jump.

Pull on your favorite jumper or jumpsuit. Settle into the jump seat. Grab your jump rope. Toss some jumping beans into the mix. Jump around. Jump for joy. We’re jumping and galumphing our way into poetry today.

Quadrille #353: Jumpstart your Poem 

Leap

I stood where certainty ended,
toes curled around tomorrow.

No map.
No promise.
Only sky.

Something whispered,
jump.

So I did.

Not because fear disappeared,
but because somewhere
beneath it
my soul remembered its wings.

Sometimes faith begins
before our feet leave the
ground.

A song from the 90s and my DJ days.


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— Maggie The Afterlove Voice 💫

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25 responses to “Leap”

  1. whimsygizmo Avatar

    Love this. Especially: “toes curled around tomorrow”

    I always think of that scene in Indiana Jones when the stepping stones in the air don’t appear until he takes the next step.

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you De Jackson.

      Ahh, Indiana Jones, who can forget him 😊.

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  2. Ron. Avatar

    My impulsivity requires me to avoid high places…

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      I’m terrified of high places…

      Think we both should stay on the ground 😉

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  3. Lisa or Li Avatar

    my soul remembered its wings.

    I love it when that happens <3

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you Lisa ❤️

      Happy you enjoyed it 😊

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      1. Lisa or Li Avatar

        You are welcome, Maggie.

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  4. Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬ Avatar

    Beautifully written quad, Maggie. 🥰

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you Nancy ❤️

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  5. lifelessons Avatar

    Love your poem. So glad you jumped!

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you Judy ❤️

      I’m glad I jumped too.

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  6. Paula Light Avatar
    Paula Light

    I enjoyed this upbeat gem!

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Happy to hear that 😊

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  7. poetisatinta Avatar

    I love your last stanza 💕

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you Ange ❤️

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      1. poetisatinta Avatar

        You are welcome 💖

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  8. rothpoetry Avatar

    A wonderful poem, Maggie. I love your thoughts and your closing is perfect!

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you Dwight.

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      1. rothpoetry Avatar

        you are welcome!

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  9. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) Avatar

    With wings you are always safe

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      True 😊

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  10. freyathewriter Avatar

    I love this – such encouragement!

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you 😊

      Happy you enjoyed it.

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  11. Carol anne Avatar

    Love this Maggie 🤗💜💜

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you Carol anne 😘

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