General Poetry posted January 19, 2014 | Chapters: | ...132 133 -134- 135... |
a Quatern
A chapter in the book Little Poems
Bluebird
by Treischel
Bluebird
(A Quatern) Bluebird sits silent in a tree, So stately on its woodland perch. I wonder as it looks at me, The reason for its quiet search. Resplendent in its feathered fare, Bluebird sits silent in a tree, As if it didn't have a care Up there observing silently. Almost missed in its branch debris Until it moved a bright blue wing. Bluebird sits silent in a tree. I prayed that I might hear it sing. I watched it preen and clean away. It groomed its feathers happily, Then danced a tiny bird ballet. Bluebird sits silent in a tree. |
While I was out walking, I spotted this little bluebird hiding in the branches of a tree. The flash of blue caught my eye. I sat and watched a while. It preened its feathers and the shook itself like a little dance when done. I then continued my walk after taking this picture.
The Quatern is a French form of poetry that is composed of four quatrains, (four-line stanzas). It is similar to the Kyrielle and other French poems, in that it has a repeated refrain. But, unlike other French forms, it doesn't have to rhyme--there is no rhyme scheme specified. Similar to other French forms of poetry, the Quatern consists of lines with eight syllables each, and has no required meter. The Refrain starts as the first line of the first Stanza, then the second line of the second, the third of the third, and the last line of the fourth stanza. So it moves through the poem in a cascade.
This photograph was taken by the author along the shore of Lake Superior.
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and 2 member cents. The Quatern is a French form of poetry that is composed of four quatrains, (four-line stanzas). It is similar to the Kyrielle and other French poems, in that it has a repeated refrain. But, unlike other French forms, it doesn't have to rhyme--there is no rhyme scheme specified. Similar to other French forms of poetry, the Quatern consists of lines with eight syllables each, and has no required meter. The Refrain starts as the first line of the first Stanza, then the second line of the second, the third of the third, and the last line of the fourth stanza. So it moves through the poem in a cascade.
This photograph was taken by the author along the shore of Lake Superior.
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