Oh Cruel Fate
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For Andrea Dietrich's Swap it poetry contest.
One new Swap Quatrain poem - THREE TO FIVE quatrains. No less, no more. The Swap Quatrain was created by Lorraine M. Kanter. It's a favorite of mine. Within each quatrain, the first line is reversed in the fourth line. In addition, line 2 must rhyme with line 1 and line 3 must rhyme with line four. You must not repeat the same rhyming pattern on subsequent stanzas. AABB, CCDD, EEFF, etc. I will put a link to one of my own Swap Quatrains for you to view if you are not familiar with this form. also I hightly suggest using eight syllables per line so that you can easily swap line 1 by using its first four syllables as the last four syllables of line 4. I have not seen this form of poetry with more than 8-syllable lines.
Tepid rain drips upon flowers.
June feels cold with all these showers.
Sunset descends, as twilight dips.
Upon flowers, tepid rain drips.
I feel afraid, numb from the cold.
It feels like summer is on hold.
As thunder and lightning cascade,
numb from the cold, I feel afraid.
Ears crave to hear her soothing tone.
She's the queen to my kingdom's throne.
In her embrace, heart has no fear.
Her soothing tone, ears crave to hear.
Just like the moon, glowing at night,
in darkness her love provides light.
In bright shades we form a festoon,
glowing at night just like the moon.
Oh cruel fate, gift me a glance,
her lips have left me in a trance.
I feel blind without my soulmate.
Gift me a glance, oh cruel fate.
Copyright © Silent One | Year Posted 2024
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