The Quatern

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~The Quatern~ (Quatern) Quatern is fine French form to write Do it in 4 lines,total of 16 Similar to the Kyrielle And the French Retourne forms you see. It has refrain,in each quatrain Quatern is fine French form to write All written in 4 quatrains too Quaterns done in 8 syllables. First line of stanza one is line 2 In quatrain 2,line third of next Quatern is fine French form to write Just like this example done here And last but not least is refrain Placed in line fourth of last quatrain No Iambs,doesn't have to rhyme.It's easy! Quatern is fine French form to write. Dorian Petersen Potter aka ladydp2000 copyright@2015 January,15,2015

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Eve Roper

Date: 11/14/2015 3:21:00 PM

wonderful description!

Dorian Petersen Potter
Date: 11/14/2015 9:51:00 PM

Thank you so kindly Eve,for stopping by and commenting so beautifully on my poem.Very deeply I appreciate your very kind visit,comments.Thank God you're not missing.I'll come to visit you very soon, dear friend.Wishing you a very lovely week!In his light God bless you always!:)D .

Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty

Date: 1/15/2015 9:41:00 AM

I am much impressed. I have read a Quatern in http://shadowpoetry.com-True Love, Redefined by Linda Newman. You may please read it.Love sweet D. God bless you. Love. Huggs!!!--rajat

Dorian Petersen Potter
Date: 11/14/2015 9:48:00 PM

Thank you so kindly Rajat,for stopping by and commenting so beautifully on my poem.Very deeply I appreciate your very kind visit,comments.Where are you? I really hope that you're fine and return to the Soup again very soon.You're missed by all your friends here.Wishing you a very lovely week!In his light God bless you always!:)D .

M. L. Kiser

Date: 1/15/2015 3:07:00 AM

Well done! Although I do not find it so easy to write...I will consider this poem, for future reference; beautiful!

Dorian Petersen Potter
Date: 11/14/2015 9:45:00 PM

Thank you so kindly M.L.,for stopping by and commenting so beautifully on my poem.Very deeply I appreciate your very kind visit,comments.Wishing you a very lovely week!In his light God bless you always!:)D .

Shane Cooper

Date: 1/15/2015 1:43:00 AM

Brilliant. So unique A beautiful form Like a French retourne I love it Dorian just so clever. Love Shane xxx

Dorian Petersen Potter
Date: 11/14/2015 9:44:00 PM

Thank you so kindly Shane,for stopping by and commenting so beautifully on my poem.Very deeply I appreciate your very kind visit,comments.You're very kind!Wishing you a very lovely week!In his light God bless you always!:)D .