Poem, Quadrille

So Very Proper

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Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille #231 –
“Making Much Of Poems”. Our host De Jackson
invites us to write a poem in exactly 44 words,
incorporating the word ‘much’ or a form of the word.
This is my quadrille.

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She is much too ravishing to be a widow.

With great propriety, she sits with downcast eyes at the foot of her husband’s coffin.

Her considerably attentive stepson stands behind her, a conciliatory hand on her shoulder.

His thumb caresses her velvet neck over-much.

NAR©2025
44 Words

This is “Adagio in G Minor” by Albinoni performed by HAUSER

Quadrille #231: Making Much of Poems  

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45 thoughts on “So Very Proper”

  7. Thank you so much, Nancy, I knew the music, but I didn’t know the title, and I think I’ve lost the CD it was on, Albinoni adagio, … it’s an amazing piece one of Rob’s favourites, and now I’ll be able to order it again, … it’s so compelling, … it almost reverberates through you as it plays so much with the emotions, …and thumbs? stroking with the thumb can be so telling, .. methinks, …💙

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    1. I adore this piece, Penn; it is so powerful and passionate. I’m delighted to bring it to you and Rob. It’s on a CD of baroque music which I kept in my car for those long Sunday afternoon drives. New cars no longer come with CD players; some don’t even have radios as everyone has a phone. The CD is now on my phone playlist.
      A smooth stroke of the thumb is incredibly intimate, sensual and passionate …. particularly when there’s the chance of being observed. 🖤

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