“That’s rich,” she mutters, “That’s rich” –
brooding on grievance, like a fat hen.
“That’s rich”, and switches off the telly,
folds the paper, lets the curtain drop.
All that richness sours her,
curdles her stomach, carves deep lines.
It doesn’t nourish her.
It’s quadrille night, 44 words, one of which is the prompt word. Tonight Kim is our dVerse host, and our word is “rich”. Lovely.
Sarah writes poems 
It’s even worse when you have to watch the riches of other’s … souring is a great description.
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OF course there’s most certainly nothing even the least bit wrong with rich. I wonder why she sees it in a bad way
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Stands to reason, dunnit?
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I can almost taste the bitterness she harbors.
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“Brooding on grievance, like a fat hen.” The whole poem shines, but that line sticks out for me.
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You’ve really captured the tone of her voice in the repeated phrase, Sarah, and the description ‘brooding on grievance, like a fat hen’. I’d love to know what has upset her. Was it the news?
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I’m feeling the sarcasm in the word “rich”. She is disgusted by more than she sees, perhaps….a bigger picture here than on the telly. Oh I like that word, “telly”.
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I can almost taste her resentment! I love how you capture the mood and tone with repetition 🙂
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This is definitely a ‘richness’ that does not add…but takes away.
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I think this pivots the entire poem
“brooding on grievance, like a fat hen”
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Yes, that seems to be the line people pick out. I’m glad you liked it. 😊
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These days it is so easy to get angry about the news and all the haves. I like the image of her sitting like a fat hen.
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I can’t watch most TV without furrowing my brow. I simply DO NOT watch the news. It can ruin a couple days of my life!
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“Brooding on grievance”… yes, turn the telly off.
Great last line for this fine quadrille.
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Well done. I can picture this scene. I particularly like, “brooding on grievance, like a fat hen.”
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That is the line that people seem to have liked best. I think it’s such a visual image. It’s funny how poems get these pivot lines.
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Yes, that line does produce such a strong image.
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“that’s rich” I can hear this said with bitterness…..the bitterness she holds inside….a richness that sits heavy …sours her, curdles her view on life. Oh so well done!
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“bordering on grievance” – perfect!
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All that richness sours her,
curdles her stomach, carves deep lines.
It doesn’t nourish her.
– A clear description of emotional reaction.
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