Confuzzle-Quadrille #126

Here in the hundred-acre wood
lots of honey-colored pathways
we don’t eat, but only taste.
Owl, a little black raincloud,
says, “Tut it looks like rain!”
Afraid of Heffalumps and Woozles,
germs lurking past curfew.
Oh bother, a nightmare brigade
under foggy, crescent lampshade.

It’s d’Verse’s Quadrille night and De Jackson (aka WhimsyGizmo) asks us to consider the world “bother” in a poem of exactly 44 words. It was impossible for me not remember this episode of Winnie the Pooh that frightened me greatly as a child and fear of germs and curfews here now that I imagine make the park a spooky place in the late evenings.

37 responses to “Confuzzle-Quadrille #126”

sanaarizvi

Some incredible wordsmithing here 😀 I love; “Afraid of Heffalumps and Woozles lurking past curfew. Oh bother, a nightmare brigade.”💝💝

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thank you very much. Couldn’t not do Pooh. I just told a friend earlier today the English Garden here is so much like the hundred acre wood.
  
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energizer31415

Well penned.

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thank you. 🙂
  
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Mister Bump UK

oh, this is just charming. So whimsical.

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thank you. I’m so glad you fancied it.
  
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msjadeli

For a bear of very little brain, Pooh stories always delight and instruct in the most pleasant way.

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1. K.Hartless
  
  I agree. Always loved the series and also found Pooh very profound. Thanks, Lisa.
  
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  1. msjadeli
    
    Very cool true story: when my kids and I used to take long bike rides, there was a very neat iron bridge going over a small branch of the local river where the current was pretty slow. It was a favorite stopping place because we often saw some form of life or another in or along the banks. Sometimes we played pooh sticks there. I hope one day to be able to take my new granddaughter out there to play it.
    
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  2. K.Hartless
    
    That sounds magical. We love the park. It is a gigantic fantasy land to the children. Every time we find something new. My son just is just finding his bike balance; it’s all very exiting as we can now all bike together. Here’s to the memories that lie ahead.
    
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  3. msjadeli
    
    Awwww biking together is so much fun and enjoyment.
    
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GraceoftheSun

Excellent as always.❤️

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thank you so much, Grace. It was good to walk down memory lane with this one.
  
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  1. GraceoftheSun
    
    My pleasure.Truly enjoyed it.❤️💕
    
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ben Alexander

Actually brilliant. Seriously. I mean… I love Winnie the Pooh so I’m slightly biased…. but still!

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David

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1. K.Hartless
  
  It reminded me I should share my joy of Pooh with my two littles. Was just looking for an illustrated picture book for them this morning. Thank you very much, David.
  
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abigfatcanofworms

This is so beautiful! The honey pathways you can only taste completely captured my heart. Just gorgeous all round.

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thank you. I love how Pooh says today is the best day and just encourages us to be thoughtful creatures. 🙂
  
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Ron.

Oh Poohtiful work indeed!

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Hehe, yes, Poohisms abound but still couldn’t resist. I call the park here the hundred-acre wood and looks just as I’d always imagined as a child.
  
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Grace

How imaginative. I love this confuzzle poem.

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thank you kindly, Grace. It was fun to write yesterday evening.
  
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rothpoetry

I love this… especially the germs hanging around past curfew! Everyone’s fear!

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Dora

A wonderful flight of fancy that I think Milne would have smiled at!

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Ingrid

A beautiful evocation of a storybook world. My little one is a big Pooh fan!

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thank you, Ingrid. This quadrille reminded me that I should share Pooh more with my two littles.
  
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  1. Ingrid
    
    Sure to enchant them! I love sharing my favourite childhood stories 😊
    
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  2. K.Hartless
    
    Yes, both of my children love Eloise. Have you read any of her stories? She’s six and just such a fun character.
    
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  3. Ingrid
    
    No, who is that by?
    
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  4. K.Hartless
    
    Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight, respectively. Wow, didn’t realize how old of a story it was.
    
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  5. Ingrid
    
    I will look out for that, thanks!
    
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Helen Dehner

Heffalumps and Woozles alike, love your quadrille! That includes Helen Heffalump!

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Ha! Thank you very much, Helen. It was most frightening as a child, these morphing creatures. Now, they only scare me a little bit.
  
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whimsygizmo

MAN, this is such a good mashup of Pooh-speak and our current world situation. Powerful stuff.

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thank you. And thanks for hosting a fun prompt that brought back memories. Cheers!
  
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Björn Rudberg (brudberg)

I feel like you brought me back to the bedroom in the last stanza… amazing how close the hundred-acre wood is to my bedroom.

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thank you, Björn. It made me pull up covers in my own bed as those creatures still raise goosebumps for me. Cheers!
  
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