Quadrille #170: Music is My Refuge

Winter calls out with blustery winds
broken by the silence of pure cold

Spring arrives with bird song
sweet echoes chanted on the wing

Summer comes with the chirping of crickets
slumber songs sung

Autumn sings dirges as frost-crisped leaves  
drop from the trees

© Colleen M. Chesebro

37 thoughts on “Quadrille #170: Music is My Refuge”

1. Hi Colleen – would you give me permission to recite this poem?

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   1. Of course… thanks so much, Rebecca. 🥰

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2. I appreciate your song of the seasons. They deserve to be celebrated.

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   1. Thanks, Liz. We all complain about the weather but that’s one thing that makes life so worth living. We never know what we’ll get.

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      1. You’re welcome, Colleen. I agree!

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3. A beautiful circle of songs. (K)

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   1. Thanks, Kerfe. The cycle (circle) of the seasons is always lovely to hear.

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4. Oh the songs of nature, melody all around us. Beautiful take Colleen.

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   1. Thank you, Sadje. Those are still my favorite songs. 💜

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      1. You’re most welcome

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5. Seasons play musical chairs 🙂

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   1. They do! What a great way of looking at it, Reena. 😀

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      1. 😊

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6. Each season has its own songs. So true, Colleen. Lovely.

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   1. Thanks, Merril. The sound of the ice storm last night was unsettling… like a thousand tiny pellets hitting the windows.

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      1. I hope there wasn’t too much damage.

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         1. Two days later and a huge swath of the state is still without power. We’re lucky where we live in East Lansing. All of our power lines are underground so the ice storm didn’t knock out power.

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            1. Oh, you are fortunate.

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            2. Yes. Very much so. We had snow last night but only an inch. Tomorrow, it will warm up again so hopefully, the workmen can get the powerlines repaired.

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            3. I hope so!

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            4. Me too!

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7. Nice touching of the seasonal bases, Colleen.

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   1. Thanks, Lisa. I love nature’s music.

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      1. You’re welcome. In MI you can’t help it 🙂

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8. Since it’s quite Spring-ish here, the birds are letting us know. Especially the mockingbirds. Lovely poem. 🙂

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   1. Thanks, Bill. I love the sounds of the seasons.

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9. So lovely Colleen! Although, I don’t see a form of the word music anywhere. Did I miss it? 🙂

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   1. I thought the idea was to allude to music, so I wrote of the music or songs of the seasons. I didn’t realize I had to use the specific word.

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10. Okay, but for future reference that is the case with the quadrille Prompt. Thanks Colleen. 🙂

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    1. You should take my poem out of the queue. I’ve had a lot going on and didn’t read close enough. I’ll remember next time. Thanks, Linda.

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       1. It’s a beautiful poem, Colleen, so I will leave it if you are okay with that. 🙏🏻😊

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          1. Oh Linda, I’m sorry I didn’t read close enough. I know how frustrating it is when folks don’t follow the directions. LOL! I’ll remember next time.

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             1. We’ve all done it so no worries! 🙏🏻🥰

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             2. 💜

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11. Hi Colleen, this is a delightful poem about the seasons.

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    1. Thanks, Robbie. I should have added the word music, but it still turned out o.k.

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       1. It did and I didn’t miss that word 😉

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