Quadrille

When The Vow Breaks ~ A Quadrille

Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶

Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille Monday
where we are asked to write a 44 word poem in
the format of our choice incorporating the word
‘promise’. Here is my promise quadrille.

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Shortly after my mother’s
diagnosis,
I began to feel
not so much
in
love
with James
as
I
thought
I was.

Sweeping away
the detritus
of
my
negativity,
a date
was set
for
the
wedding.

How could
I
break
a promise
to my
mother?

NAR©2024
44 Words

Time for a 44-word poem!

This is “Broken Promises” by Survivor

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35 thoughts on “When The Vow Breaks ~ A Quadrille”

  3. Oh for the trials and tribulations we face. Not envious. My daughter called her wedding off 3 months before the wedding.. hard at the time but so brave and courageous. I still miss the guy but then again; I wasn’t marrying him.. 💗😉

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    1. Great comment! This decision has to be one of the hardest ones to make; it takes great introspection and courage to ignore what everyone else thinks or wants you to do and and follow your strongest instincts. Anyone who finds themself in this position didn’t just wake up one morning and say ‘I’m calling off the wedding’. It’s a grueling decision, one I’m glad I never had to make!

      Thanks Cindy ♡

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  5. Oh dear…..promises made on deathbeds, in moments of anxiety and fear….somehow, in my opinion, I do believe these carry less weight than promises made after a stretch of time, during happiness and mental acuteness. I believe promises carry different depths, different constrictions, different leeways, different roads that shoot off from them. Circumstances must always be apprised…in my opinion. A beautiful image to go with your write.

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    1. Thank you, Dear Lillian, for some very thought-provoking comments! You are absolutely correct. Promises are made in all different circumstances … some with the most sincere of intentions and others just out of hand as we believe it’s what the other person wants to hear. Promises should never be taken lightly and should be treated with respect.

      Thank you for this quadrille prompt today in dVerse Poets, Lillian.

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    1. Every situation is different. You’re right, though … some promises shouldn’t be made but I believe if someone asked a promise of me from their deathbed, I would agree, even if I knew I was not able to fulfill it. What good would it do turning down a dying person? That’s just cruel and insensitive. Make the promise and deal with the fallout later, if necessary.

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  9. A sad little story, beautifully told.

    The video wasn’t available here so I sought one out, due to curiosity about what Survivor might sound like on a song other than the only one of theirs I know. Answer: exactly the same! Here’s the one I found:

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    1. Thanks for your lovely comment, Clive. Sorry for the delayed reply; I just found you in spam.

      Yes, Survivor has a distinct sound that doesn’t change, regardless of the song. I like this one, though; it fits my write and I appreciate you searching out the vid when the original one wouldn’t open for you. 😊

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