Weeds?

by damommy

All flowers once were called a weed
and reproduced by bulb or seed,
now nurtured as a cherished bloom
and prized for looks and sweet perfume.

When people pluck them out, I say,
“all flowers once were called a weed.”
Yet, it did naught their hand to stay -
“they can’t be given room to breed.”

Still, spread they did and in their greed
would congregate most anywhere.
Those flowers once were called a weed
and now considered debonair.

Not long ago, there was no claim,
no blossom’s value guaranteed.
Appreciation earned them fame.
All flowers once were called a weed.

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2019

I deliberately altered rhyme scheme.

A Quatern is a sixteen line French form composed of four quatrains. It is similar to the Kyrielle and the Retourne. 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.

line 1
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line 5
line 6 (line 1)
line 7
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line 9
line 10
line 11 (line 1)
line 12

line 13
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line 15
line 16 (line 1)

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Weeds?

by damommy

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