Tripping

If one might take a trip,One could consider Triplet Fallsor Tripod WaterholeCan we get there by Trip Point RoadOr via Trip Creek Station?Only a 2700-kilometre road tripcan link them.(Those we can find)Fill her up!Who’s coming? (c) Dennis Ryle, January, 2026 This is my response to Punam’s dVerse prompt to write a 44-word quadrille using theContinue reading “Tripping”

SMILE

Smile! – What if I don’t feel like it?Write a poem about it – a quadrille – exactly forty-four words!The rebel arises within me.So many fake smiles crowd memory’s vaultConcealing assassins’ intent.Besides, I have a missing front toothMy smile appears uncouth! (c) Dennis Ryle, January 2026 De Jackson (aka WhimsyGizmo) points out it’s the firstContinue reading “SMILE”

Puff the Tragic Wagon

“Let’s take it for a whirl,” he said, |that rusty old ute behind the shed.    Its tyres were flat, its paint was all flaked –    but still, it roared when gently waked. We named it Puff, with dragon flair,      and drove it laughing everywhere.   (c) Dennis Ryle November 2025 dVerse challenge – compose a quadrille – a poem ofContinue reading “Puff the Tragic Wagon”