This Dandelion, Feeling Blue

by adewpearl

Write a QUATERN. about Summer. Contest Winner

This dandelion, feeling blue,
thought no one cared to share his life.
His loneliness just grew and grew,
no family, no friends, nor wife.

But then he met a summer breeze
(this dandelion, feeling blue),
who whispered to him through the trees,
"I'll make a family for you.

The seeds I spread will soon undo
the loneliness you long have felt."
This dandelion, feeling blue,
began to think his heart might melt.

Then summer sun and gentle rain
proclaimed, "We're here to help you too,"
till soon their gifts removed his pain,
this dandelion, feeling blue.

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Writing Prompt
The QUATERN is a form consisting of 16 LINES in 4 STANZAS with 8 syllables per line. The rhyme scheme is abab. The distinguishing characteristic of the form is the presence of a repeating, descending line that starts out as LINE ONE of stanza one, then becomes LINE TWO of stanza two, LINE THREE of stanza three, and finally, LINE FOUR of stanza four. See example for help and to add uniformity, write your QUATERN about Summer.