On Distant Shores
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On distant shores we met that day
Our lives changed in every way
The stars align you always say
The time of us is here to stay
We didn't know what it could mean
On distant shores we met that day
To confide in someone sight unseen
Sharing has made our lives serene
Our time together we appreciate
All the ways we can communicate
On distant shores we met that day
We laugh, share and commiserate
Often morning, noon, nighttime too
I treasure all my time with you
A friendship like ours comes to few
On distant shores we met that day
June 20, 2018
Robert Haigh's "Distant Shores" Poetry Contest
Ninth Place
PS describes Quatern as a a sixteen line French form composed of four quatrains, similar to the Kyrielle and the Retourne. It has a refrain 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 fouth 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 line 2 line 3 line 4 line 5 line 6 (line 1) line 7 line 8 line 9 line 10 line 11 (line 1) line 12 line 13 line 14 line 15 line 16 (line 1)
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