Kim Rodrigues Poet Quatrain

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Double the Swap, Joseph May, 6/21/2026

In Dusk’s Ripe Wheat

Rose behind back, plenty to choose.
Her pensive eyes, her pretty blues.
The stems have thorns, her bow is black.
Plenty to choose, rose behind back.

In dusk’s ripe wheat, this gypsy mourns.
Her bow is black, the stems have thorns.
The shoulders’ bare, her curves are sweet.
This gypsy mourns, in dusk’s ripe wheat.

Though sun is hot, her flesh is fair.
Her curves are sweet, the shoulders’ bare.
Man reaches out, found a nice spot.
Her flesh is fair, though sun is hot.

There’s crushing buds, where seeds sprout.
Found a nice spot, man reaches out.
Garden sobbing with prickly suds.
Where seeds do sprout, there’s crushing buds.

Petals wilting, center’s throbbing.
With prickly suds, garden sobbing.
Dirty affair, the soil’s tilting.
Center’s throbbing, petals wilting.

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David Crandall June 21, 2026 at 6:52 PM This one came out really great with its poetic, emotional garden imagery. Kim Rodrigues June 21, 2026 at 9:12 PM Thank you, David! I appreciate that!

Paige Hind June 21, 2026 at 4:16 PM Wow, Kim! This should be a winner, its nuances are so emotional... I come close to sobbing, wow. Good luck, dearest poetess Kim Rodrigues June 21, 2026 at 4:19 PM Thank you so much! Glad it touched your heart, dear one!

CayCay Godwin June 21, 2026 at 1:40 PM What a great rolling rhyme this has, it hops, too, because of May's form. I truly enjoyed it. I'd love to write for his contest but focusing on the scheme makes my eyes cross, with my tbi, I get so confused that I must laugh or cry, dunnu wanna cry. We'll see. You done good, girl. Kim Rodrigues June 21, 2026 at 2:56 PM Thank you! Yes, not easy…must concentrate. I hope you can laugh more than cry, sweet lady.

Silent One June 21, 2026 at 1:07 PM Brilliant metaphorical poem Kim and the rhymes are very good also....nobody wants their garden betrayed nor any petals wilting... Bes of luck in the contest.. Kim Rodrigues June 21, 2026 at 2:57 PM Thank you, Silent! I try to find the right rhymes…sometimes I must change the word. :)