Sharpshooter Shawn
entered at noon
surrounded by silence
advanced to the bar
he slapped his hand
on the counter
for a shot-glass of rye.
While tipping his ten gallon
he pointed at May-Lou
who sashayed with a smile
into his arms
releasing the strain.
Today De hosts the Quadrille at dVerse and the word we should include in the 44 word poem is hoot.
March 10, 2025
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Heehee. I see your hidden “hoot” there, sir. Clever!
🙂 thank you
That’s a new move, from librarian to an alliterative sharp s-hooter, Björn! I like how you took a clichéd scenario and made it your own in a quadrille.
When I saw the hoot in sharpshooter… I had to go there.
Shoot! I almost missed it! A good one, Björn.
Ha… it’s fun to hide the word.
This is where AI falls short. The name over the door would be backwards from the inside. Fun poem of Old West in every cowboy’s dream.
He… try to prompt it to draw a room without any elephants in it…
Just did. lol!
LOVED the poem….reminded me of a shortened version of Glenn’s Western drama scripts. But I must admit, I had to read it three times, and then see De’s comment to go back and find “hoot’ – clever indeed!
And there it was on the first line 😉
Love wins at the end! Yes, we both started down the same dark alley.
OMG! this is so good and sooo clever!
Well done Bjorn 😀
The missng extra verse to ‘Rocky Raccoon’ by the Beatles…cleverly done…will a series appear..the ground is set..
i must be tired … took me 3 reads to find the word. yikes, these old eyes! love both your AI art and your quadrille 🙂
Found the hidden ‘hoot’ at the second reading! ;D
Wow, I didn’t need the image with this one as your words brought the scene to life! I think you may have channeled some Glenn. Love it.
Bjorn, this captures a classic Western vibe so well! The tension of the scene really come through. ❤
Much love,
David
This is a killer of a quadrille. you really buried that hoot!
Love the western, noirish vibe!
That vivid old-West theme was a real hoot with only one “shot” involved. 😁
This is a great take on the prompt, Bjorn.
Oh you! What a great sneak of the hoot. Wonderfully done!
Oh you! What a smart insert of the hoot in your poem! Nicely done, Björn!
That was fantastic, Bjorn!
Yvette M Calleiro :-)http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
I love this character!
Clever, took me a moment to see it.