In Talons Sharp

 Beneath the river, creatures swim
 Hope's a sliver, their fate is grim 
 Their fate is grim, hope's a sliver
 Creatures swim beneath the river

 An eagle's prey in talons so sharp
 Predators play upon the scarp
 Upon the scarp, predators play
 In talons so sharp an eagle's prey 

 Soaring high above the vast plains
 In the sky, where the eagle reigns
 Where the eagle reigns in the sky
 Above the vast plains soaring high

 Their sharp eyes scan for their next meal
They set their plan with zest and zeal
 With zest and zeal, they set their plan
 For their next meal, their sharp eyes scan

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Date: 8/4/2025 5:52:00 AM
A quatrain composed in couplets. Very well done.
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Date: 7/31/2025 1:49:00 AM
What an absolutely perfectly created QUATRAIN, I know you are excellent with this form of poetry. But you are so good in whatever topic or style YOU USE, well that is just how Joseph May is - AWESOME. HUGS AND BLESSINGS, jennifer
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Date: 7/7/2025 9:07:00 AM
Aha. Another example of a switcheroo. Very nice. Thanks for my placement in your last contest . I much enjoyed the challenge
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Date: 6/28/2025 10:09:00 AM
wow I don't think I have tried this form Joseph, excellent ink, amazing rhyme, you are such a gifted poet. thanks for sharing your lines with us:-) hugs Jan xx
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Jan Allison
Date: 6/29/2025 2:28:00 AM
it looks very challenging Joseph I am not sure if i have written this form - if i have in the past it would have been for one of your contests:-) hugs jan xx
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Joseph May
Date: 6/28/2025 5:10:00 PM
Thank you for your kind words, and you are as well Jan, this is a swap quatrain where I swap lines 1 and 2 with 3 and 4
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