Still
hear the
hushed
world
Holy vigil
Still
falling
Sleep
s eve r S
peace you
Close your eyes
Let s surround
the
day to come.
le guard out number,
you sweet .
Dream m m
Of you .
Joy come
receive her
heart
h ave
n e ve r
n e e d the world
receive her
heart
h ave
n e ve r
n e e d the world
truth
prove s
love .
Written for dVerse. Prompt “still”. Quadrille (44 words) Erasure poem of two Christmas songs.
The Sarah Bawden 
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Thank you for your comment. You may share the link to my blog with your Twitter group as long as you don’t post my content without giving credit. Thank you for helping get my writing out there, it is appreciated. -S
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So many wonderful uses of spaces… really love the severs severed.
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Thank you, I had a lot of fun with that one in particular.
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I love the shape of your Quadrille, Sarah, and the way you’ve used space to convey falling asleep:
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Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by (:
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Wow!! I love how your words swirl on the page.. creating an image of stillness itself! Brilliant!❤️
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Thank you, so glad you enjoyed.
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I like the way the dream sequence falls apart in the form of your language. It seems like you’re falling off to sleep
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Appreciate the process and end result and format is unique ~ Thanks for joining in ~
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This is very cool visually. Very effective treatment.
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Thank you so much for reading
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Lovely form that echoes a stillness all of it’s own.
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Thank you, I agree it lends itself to being read slowly and quietly.
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The shape and play of words here is fantastic, and adds to your beautiful words.
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Thank you so much
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I like the idea of truth proving love at the end.
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Thank you, I liked how that came out, too.
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