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This is a multi stanza form consisting of three rhymes alternating with Iambic Tetrameter, (4 feet) and Iambic Trimeter, (3 feet). This gives a suggested pattern of:
This is a stricter form than the Common, and consists only of two rhymes still alternating with Iambic Tetrameter, (4 feet) and Iambic Trimeter, (3 feet), and this gives a suggested pattern of:
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Quatrain Measures and Challenge Replies
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Maryse AchongA little piece of paradise Is what here used to be Where life was sweet; to be precise We called it 'God's country.' What could have made the people change, Filling them with this greed, And although you may find this strange Some claim 'wealth', some say 'need.' The boom days are here once again And for some all is well, But many still sing the refrain, That 'poverty is hell!' Some feel the drug trade is to blame, It's every where you turn; It starts at home, yet others claim, Both cause for grave concern. One generation has been lost, And one is in distress, 'Progress' came at too high a cost, And now we're in a mess. ----- Dream Breakers Myriad thoughts assail my mind Breaking my reverie, Without even a 'by your leave' They take this liberty. Like angry bees some buzz around Stinging repeatedly, Whilst others like butterflies float And then alight gently. Questions and answers do a dance That leaves me quite dizzy Until at last I say "Enough!" Causing them all to flee.. ----- Games Some puzzles can be lots of fun Intriguing 'til the end, Whilst others are so nerve wracking They drive you 'round the bend!' No cat and mouse games for me please, And no more 'Hide and Seek,' For often times those childish games Can cause a fit of pique. I've tired of 'Riddle a Ree,' And Blind Man's Bluff's okay, But if given my choice of game, Scrabble is what I play ----- Words At times I think that you are near, Am sure I hear you speak My name out loud and I can swear I feel you touch my cheek. Sometimes I play a song and sense That you are there; and I Am overcome by an immense Feeling of joy, I cry. And though so many years have gone Since we were made to part, The words you wrote to me live on Imprinted on my heart. back to list |
Lorainne DafneyA beautiful parrot told me Look me straight in the eye So I did, but I could not see His desire to fly back to list |
Peggy NelsonCrimes like we've never heard, flock Polluted covered skies What do you know of oceans shock! If truth be told…death cries They say there is no known reason To get involved to clean expanding problems and treason No one seems to be keen! Recession seems to be rising Will we awake to late? It'll be dreadfully surprising Something you'll truly hate! Will you survive this uprising What will this puzzle bring? A change in life brings revising Our life will mean…nothing! back to list |
Ryter RoethicleNow that summer's almost over Autumn's striptease begins But not lush verdant growth, rather Water starved urchins. It seems like rain has gone forever Poor nature's children's sins Are only those of loss of water And pray that soon it rains. What was green is browny cover Burnt by days constant suns Rain will cleanse and make green ever Eventually nature wins ----- Hopeful Heart Tread soft my dreams are at your feet, Take care else you step on them. Treat them not light, they're all I have Please don't laugh or condemn. That look you gave made me complete, Transformed me again. Our lives now slowly interweave You're the rose, I'm the stem. ----- Kilroys Puzzle Moonlight creates a silver land A land of beauty forever In lovers hearts and revelries Sure it will endeavour. No matter how lovely or grand Lovers sometimes sever And with the dawn those memories Makes a puzzle ever. With the night what ere is planned Enhanced by whatever Will last as long as fate decrees And guarantee it never. ----- Midnight You hear the church bells ring midnight Suddenly blood runs cold Thirteen is the number counted Thirteen is what was toll'd. You feel it rather than hear it Soft padding canine feet. Stop, listen now more closely Hear it! Not your heartbeat The steady patter over yonder A lupine leap away You loose your sword, check your pistol Now's the time, learn to pray. "My God" you say and plead, "help me" God cannot hear tonight A million souls are praying All threaten'd by Hells might. Then you smell its hellish odour Sulphur with death and blood You hear the beast's heavy breathing The horse you ride gone wood. Try as you may you cannot move it The beast, fixed to t'ground Your spurs dig in and sorely hurt it Blood is running from t'wound. The hellish creature sniffs the air The scent of fear and blood Nectar to all Satan's creature's It's Ambrosia, its staple food. You draw your pistol from the holster. Drawing comfort from its touch Drawing back the pistols hammer Feeling now you are its match Seeing its leaping straight at you Hitting in heart and head. Not one moment has it faltered It can't be killed with lead. Silver bullets, kill a werewolf Realising where you lie Feeling the creature rip you open Hear screaming as you die. So take warning on all Hallows At night in bed you lie, Keep silver bullets in your pistol, Always keep your powder dry. ----- Out of the void Out of a void our love has grown The smallest speck of grain Out of nothing a seed was sown Creating this love domain. Built not of wood, steel, brick or stone With no shelter from rain A pulsing heart, in flesh and bone Made of love, that'll remain. You've won my soul, we're not alone I promise times again Two separate beings are now one Others seek to attain. back to list |
Dinah SerritelliI like to write and replies read Yet one word I would cut, And so in honesty I plead Please don't enhance with 'BUT'. I have no problem making mock, Or putting myself down I am just simply common stock, Not Counsel to the Crown. My thoughts I will not rearrange, Maybe I am a nut, But nought you say will make me change From abhoring that word 'BUT'. back to list |
Nicola WynterSunshine in a bottle of dreams, That's what is needed most, Like air beneath wings of sure schemes, Breathe in me so I won't get lost. ----- The Eyes It all gets explained with two eyes, All the reasons we give with words Cannot fathom the depth not highs, The whys and passions so expressed. Some are blue, some are green or brown, They share so much, rest assured, Having it all, yet still they frown With whys and passions so expressed. The look of you is more than shared, It is a puzzle that's explained When you see into pools of care, The whys and passions so expressed. ----- Pains Race I want to pick up this pen now And throw it at the face That only gives me looks of how Much hate it has, no more grace, No more than contempt will allow. Nothing but hurt wins aces, Love finds no peace nor place right now, Pain wins all the places. back to list |
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