Exceptional A Quatern for Potlatch The Life of a . . . by damommy

I’m thrown away – too old to keep. My time of usefulness has passed, no longer in the prime of life, now I’ve become a poor outcast.   And though I worked in strict restraints, I’m thrown away – too old to keep. Already I have been replaced. I guess that shows my life is cheap.   My work performance was ignored. Another one will do my task. I’m thrown away – too old to keep, but recognition’s all I ask. I did my job without complaint. And now I joined the garbage heap. So goes the life of a shoelace. I’m thrown away – too old to keep.   Recognized Author Notes This poem was inspired by Giraffman. 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.

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