Brian Strand Poet Quatrain

Herbert- a Given

Joy's spiritual
Joy is here,and now
                eternal-
He will show you how

Inspired by John 15:11

Note: This quatrain form is labelled after and inspired by a verse from George Herbert(1593-
1633) poem 'Discipline.'It has the rhyme scheme abab in 5/5/3/5 syllables.Here is that verse 
by George

Love is swift of foot
Love's a man of war
    and can shoot
And can hit from a far

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Sara Kendrick May 30, 2010 at 5:54 PM Interesting form...Keep the faith pen flowing..I will have to try this one...Sara

Doris Culverhouse May 30, 2010 at 5:36 PM enjoyed reading today, thanks for sharing!!

Carrie Richards May 30, 2010 at 4:46 PM Beautiful Brian! I will have to give this form a try...however, will never do one as well as this that I have just read! Thank you for sharing! Love, Carrie

Katherine Stella May 30, 2010 at 10:04 AM must be a new way to write it like the shorter version and George must of been in love himself to write something this intreging thanks for sharing brian thiught you were doing a acrostic of this oops either way outstanding as always keep on shining

Linda-Marie Sweetheart May 30, 2010 at 8:40 AM Inspirational and poignant words today Brian and goes well with the thoughts of your blog on this poet.. always so interesting .. a learning experience ..luv.. from the "Sweetheart"

Constance La France May 30, 2010 at 7:07 AM I think this is visually, beautiful, and I have rated it a seven. I want to try something similiar. Constance.

Carolyn Devonshire May 30, 2010 at 7:03 AM Hey, I really like this type of quatrain, Brain. Indeed, only "He" can show us how to find eternal joy. Well done! Best wishes, Carolyn