d’Verse Quadrille challenge: Word prompt: Dog
A Quadrille is a 44 word poem, however you want to write it, as long as there are exactly 44 words.
De Jackson writes: “Write about the dog days – of summer, of war. The dog-eared pages of your favorite novel. Tell us about a time you were sick as a dog, or give us a little hair of the dog. Make it rain cats and dogs. Put your poem through a downward-facing dog yoga pose, or let it run with the dogs. Let sleeping dogs lie, or tell the truth about this dog-eat-dog world – or anything else you doggone please. Just be sure your poem is exactly 44 words long, including some form of the word dog – or you’ll be in the doghouse.”
And “Some fun dog words: Watchdog. Bulldog. Dogsled. Dogma. Hotdog (or chilidog). Sundog. Lapdog. Fogdog. Dogfish. Doggerel. Boondoggle.”
LOL!!
My wordcount includes the title.
My Dog-eared Notebook
As I scribble in my notebook,
I dog-ear pages where
New forms for my workbooks,
I’ve created each structure there.
I also dog-ear pages where
Invented forms are new
To me, each challenge a dare;
A puzzle I’m charged to do.
Kaci Rigney Copyright 2026
My notebooks and books were all dog-eared. Very relatable, Kaci.
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Note books in notebooks is so different from having them in printed books
True that!
Love this, Kaci. As owner to many dog-eared notebooks and books alike, I can relate. I’ve always said I am creative chaos, personified. 😉
I join you in the boat of creative chaos. Love it! Thanks for commenting.
It was interesting reading your ‘dog-eared notebook’ quadrille after reading about Jae’s neat shelves and books with no dog ears, Kaci. I discriminate between reading books and notebooks, using a bookmark in my reading books and dog-earing happily all my notebooks, which tend to have crossing-out, underlining and margin notes. I also agree about the invented forms being dares and puzzles.
Hi Kim,
Thanks so much for your comment. I so agree! I loved Jae’s neat books with no dog-eared pages. I’m very particular about that as well. I have many crossed out sections and scribbles in the margins in my notebooks. LOL!
Have a blessed day!
My pleasure, Kaci!
It was interesting reading your ‘dog-eared notebook’ quadrille after reading about Jae’s neat shelves and books with no dog ears, Kaci. I discriminate between reading books and notebooks, using a bookmark in my reading books and dog-earing happily all my notebooks, which tend to have crossing-out, underlining and margin notes too. I also agree about the invented forms being dares and puzzles.
A great take on the prompt!
Thanks, Dwight!