Foggy Morn – Quadrille #161

Posted byColleen M. ChesebroPosted inMy Poetry, QuadrilleTags:, , ,

Merril D. Smith was the host at dVerse, yesterday… Yes, I’m always a day late! I’ve been experimenting with free verse, so the Quadrille is perfect for this type of poem—all you need is 44 words. Merril’s requirement was to use the word “track” somewhere in the poem. Many thanks for the inspiration!

“Foggy Morn”


fog slides in on silvered wings
dew drops—wet grass 
spider webs, ghostly apparitions’ glow
in the stillness of the morn
blue jay warns of Autumn’s advent
squirrel follows the worn track to his tree
dawn, now a pink smudge on a chalk sky

© Colleen M. Chesebro

Published by Colleen M. Chesebro

An avid reader, Colleen M. Chesebro rekindled her love of writing poetry after years spent working in the accounting industry. These days, she loves crafting syllabic poetry, flash fiction, and creative fiction and nonfiction. In addition to poetry books, Chesebro’s publishing career includes participation in various anthologies featuring short stories, flash fiction, and poetry. She’s an avid supporter of her writing community on Word Craft Poetry.com by organizing and sponsoring a weekly syllabic poetry challenge, called #TankaTuesday, where participants experiment with traditional and current forms of Japanese and American syllabic poetry. Chesebro is an assistant editor of The Congress of the Rough Writers Flash Fiction Anthology & Gitty Up Press, a micro-press founded by Charli Mills and Carrot Ranch. In January 2022, Colleen founded Unicorn Cats Publishing Services to assist poets and authors in creating eBooks and print books for publication. In addition, she creates affordable book covers for Kindle and print books. Chesebro lives in the house of her dreams in mid-Michigan surrounded by the Great Lakes with her husband and two (unicorn) cats, Chloe & Sophie.

27 thoughts on “Foggy Morn – Quadrille #161”

      1. Yes that Autumnal nip now in the air. I love a frosty morning, never have liked fog. Due to driving in it when I worked lol . Wrap up and keep warm .
        We’re certainly going to need extra blankets this winter!
        💕❤️💕

        Liked by 1 person

Comments are closed.

%d bloggers like this: