Harriet the heartless harridan was heartbroken.
©RedCat
Her husband had happened to hear her hawking love potions.
And now his behest was that she herself had a sip.
Harriet pleaded, but he was head and heartstrong.
Now Harriet is known as the heart healing hedgewitch.
Written for tonight’s Quadrille prompt over at dVerse. That, dear to my heart, little poem form of just 44 words, excluding the title. And including a given word. Tonight the word is heart. As soon as I read that the words” Harriet the heartless harridan” popped into my mind and I knew it was time for another alliteration Quadrille.
Image credits:
First image: Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash
Second image: Photo by Jan Ranft on Unsplash
Third image: Photo by Jeremy Zero on Unsplash
The world according to RedCat 
So much fun alliteration here! Love it!
Thank you very much! Had great fun writing it.
Ha-ha-ha-I love your use of alliteration here. Were you inspired by Nordic poetry?
Thank you! And no, more like Terry Pratchett’s witches. :-)
😂 it’s great either way!
So much fun with this… it seems like Harriet had to harvest her own crops drinking that potion
That she did! Alliteration is fun to write when one is in the right mood and it flows. :-)
Oh gosh, this is so much fun! The alliteration is perfect.
Thank you so much!
You’re welcome!
Hooray for Harriett the heart healing hedgewitch
A change for the better I think. :-)
Hip Hip Hooray!
Yay!
Wow! I have little else I could say – I was impressed with what you managed and found myself delighted by the coherent and heartwarming turn.
Thank you very much! 🌹 Alliteration always runs the risk of being whimsical, I’m very pleased this came together.
She had a smart hubby. Fun story, Helene!
Smarter than she thought! 😆
:)
I hardly have haastily prepared words!.
Hihi! Thank you! 🌹
fun alliteration and stunning pic picks!
Thank you! I’m so happy I wasn’t the only one to find it funny. You never know with humour.
I take most of my pictures from Unsplash. They are free to use and have a treasure trove of them.
thanks for the clue, I use mainly my own pics but too many have been ‘stolen’ so maybe I will try Unsplash!
A fun piece, I liked it a lot.
I too enjoyed the clever use of alliteration!
R.C.,
Heh. A much-needed transformation, I’d say!
pax,
dora
Made to sip her own potions. That husband is a smart one. And she didn’t know she needed that? Nice discovery for her. I love it. You did an amazing job with alliterations. Gosh, I love that as well. Happy writing. Thanks for sharing this.
A fun read for me. Luv the use of alliteration.
Have a good week
Much❤love
She is some with then with a heart!
She is some witch then with a heart
Ooh! I love this alliterative quadrille so much! ❤️
the letter H is surely blushing right now with your impressive alliteration. so good! and fun!
so- CUTE!
(and I had never even heard the word harridan!)
<3
David
Clever and so much fun! <3
Hahahaha! Hilarious! (couldn’t resist)
So much said succinctly with splashes of irony and wit. Well done.
Love the alliteration and the image you shared … good alliteration poetry is quite a challenge … you managed it beautifully!
What a delightful story! How humorous and heartwarming-ish
This is gorgeously rendered! 💝💝