General Poetry posted February 1, 2023


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Forays into Forms ~ Quatern

A Narrow Trail

by Sugarray77

He ambled on a narrow trail
beneath tall stands of brackened trees.
Through winter sunlight soft and pale
that sifted through dense canopies.
 
Consumed in meditative thought,
he ambled on a narrow trail.
True clarity was deeply sought
with piety ~ to no avail.
 
For troubled winds with rain and hail
were coming, this he surely knew.
He ambled on a narrow trail
envisioning the right way through.
 
Since gales and storms were certainties,
he prayed for strength to stand... prevail.
As solace healed his deep unease,
he ambled on a narrow trail.
 

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A Quatern is a sixteen line French form composed of four quatrains. It has a refrain that is in a different place in each quatrain. The first line of stanza one is the second line of stanza two, third line of stanza three, and fourth line of stanza four. A quatern has eight syllables per line. It does not have to be iambic or follow a set rhyme scheme.

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