Best Quat Poems
the artist put paint on a blank sheet,
a deep crimson red was so concrete.
which flowed out, a grim work of art,
can be compared to my bleeding heart.
Contest:QUAT-RO
Sponsor:Brian Strand
11/17/2020
Categories:
quat, heart,
Form:
Quatrain
I say farewell my love- oh, I am falling apart,
we have reached the end of the road . . . two now one;
yes, so true- I need to walk away as there is nothing left,
but will paint you in my mind 'till all my days are done.
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November 17, 2020
Poetry/Quatrain/Farewell Love
Copyright Protected, ID 11-1305-496-17
All Rights Reserved, 2020, Constance La France
Written for the Standard contest, Quat-Ro- 4 Lines of Poetry
sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged 11/19/20
First Place
Categories:
quat, lost love,
Form:
Quatrain
The cute way your cheeks turn red
when I catch you watching me;
the rush when we barely touch.
There’s nothing hotter.
Quat-Ro Your Four Line Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Brian Strand
Categories:
quat, cute, love,
Form:
Dodoitsu
The light chiffon veneers of winter's face
Slow-deliquesce as rangy shadows wane
Soft gossamer as whitened Guipure lace
Melts running to the rills ... with April's rain.
~ 1st Place ~ in the "Quat-Ro Your Four Line" Poetry Cpntest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor.
~ 2nd Place ~ in the "April 2019 Premier 7, Up To A Max Of 5 Lines" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor.
* This is a "Rithimus Divisa", taken from the poem "The Surge, Life", written on March 17, 2019 *
Categories:
quat, appreciation, nature, spring,
Form:
Rhyme
That muffled sound you hear is Susie.
She’s still talking. What a doozie!
At her appointed time to die,
her mouth refused, and that’s no lie.
September 13, 2018, entered in Jesse Rowe's Funny Epitaph Contest
November 16, 2020
entered in Brian Strand's Quat-ro Your Four Line Poetry Contest Placed 1st
August 23, 2021
entered in the Your Best Four-Line Light verse No 2 Poetry Contest
Sponsor: L. Milton Hankins Placed 1st
Categories:
quat, death, thanksgiving day,
Form:
Light Verse
You taught me to love,
You taught me to learn,
And here I build, I try to earn,
These wings which with I'll soar above..
Virtue not vice you taught me to sow,
Each day thus wiser you saw me grow,
You promise your care for the shoots we are,
Your nurture is rare that makes us who we are..
Your wisdom true and safe,
I held in place,
And saw aglow, pride's gaze
Light over a mother's face..
Your strength enlivenes in my heart,
A luminous candle in the dark,
A melody, a remedy a hand to hold on,
Upon your shoulders i am made strong..
Ignited, i am empowered,
Appreciated, i am motivated,
Acknowledged, i am emboldened,
Beautiful.. I am made golden
To Teacher with love ;this letter, small and sweet..
Dedicate I; life's riches, wishes and dreams..
QUAT-RO your four line Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Brian Strand
Categories:
quat, dedication, student, teacher, teachers
Form:
Quatrain
Born in 1874 Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill
Nicknamed Winnie, with a Bulldog spirit ~ resembled my Bulldog Bill
In thinking time sat on his ‘Throne’, Lord Privy Seal rang Winston’s phone
Yelling his retort said, ‘Tell him I can only deal ~ with one s*** at a time’
22nd January 2019
Contest: Educate Me with Humour - Leader Clerihew
Sponsor: Andrea Dietrich
4th place
Sir Winston Churchill was a British writer, military leader and statesman. Twice named prime minister of the United Kingdom, he was known for his bulldog spirit and his rousing rhetoric; he also won the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature in 1953. Churchill became the first civilian in the 20th century to be given a state funeral, which is normally reserved for kings and queens only. For three days and three nights, Churchill lay in state in 900-year-old Westminster Hall as more than 300,000 mourners filed past the casket, hewn from English oaks taken from his family estate. Such was the country’s admiration for Churchill that Queen Elizabeth II broke with monarchical tradition to attend a funeral for someone outside of the royal family. Even more unusual, the queen gave precedence to one of her subjects and arrived at the cathedral before the former prime minister’s casket.
17th November 2020
Contest Name QUAT-RO your four line Contest
Sponsor Brian Strand
N/A
Categories:
quat, humor, leadership, tribute,
Form:
Clerihew
The late, great legendary American crooner, Frank Sinatra
did things "My Way." His signature song was also his mantra
Such a fine actor he was, too; even won an Academy Award!
Lovingly nicknamed "Ol' Blue Eyes" and "Chairman of The Board"
QUAT-RO your four line contest (Winner: 1st Place)
Sponsored by Brian Strand
Date written: 06/15/2020
Categories:
quat, appreciation, art, celebrity, people,
Form:
Clerihew
The ghetto’s the realm for new immigrants,
In society now they are the peasants.
Brown, yellow or white they’re hated by all
Welcomed with a communication wall.
They’re only good for the dole, which we pay,
They’re given houses, without any delay.
They get the best work and leave us with none
We’re skint cause of them, we feel we’ve been done.
Their idiosyncrasies used as bait,
To stir differences, with which to breed hate.
They smell, they eat quat they chase our women
We won’t let them mix cause they are vermin.
No place at the inn, back to the crossroad
You can’t settle here to get a freeload.
History’s plagued by newcomer’s pain,
Only for us to repeat it again.
Categories:
quat, life
Form:
Couplet
Let their nighttime mating calls send echoes to our souls
amid the reeds and grassy marsh that round them all enfolds.
As we move among them, let us honor their surrounds
and cherish with a listening ear, the beauty of the sounds.
1/15/20
'QUAT-RO your four line '
Brian Strand, Sponsor
Categories:
quat, earth, nature,
Form:
Quatrain
Such riches I have known beyond compare
Which neither gold nor sapphire could outshine;
The scent of honeysuckle in the air
Or velvet touch of newborn skin on mine.
14.09.19
'Arbitrium Divisa 4 Poetry Contest' sponsored by Gregory Barden
Excerpt taken from my poem 'Life's riches'
'Quat-Ro Your Four Line Poetry Contest' sponsored by Brian Strand
Categories:
quat, appreciation, life,
Form:
Quatrain
Rebuilding from the pieces
That you left strewn and broken
Ready to risk life and grow
Taller once again.
17.11.2020
Quat-Ro Contest.
Categories:
quat, love,
Form:
Dodoitsu
Here lies the body shot to hell
Of the gunslinger Tim McGraw
Quick on the trigger, all can tell
He was awful slow on the draw
11-16-20
Contest: Quat-Ro your Four Line
Sponsor: Brian Strand
Categories:
quat, death,
Form:
Epitaph
The seamless sky called life glowed in serene beauty
In time’s drifting waft flitted a butterfly free
On its wings I painted lattice of my essence
Flowers in my garden bloomed all seasons for me.
November 18, 2020
Rhyme scheme used : A B C B
Syllable count : 12 each line
checked on howmanysyllables.com
Contest : Quat-Ro Your Four Line
Sponsor : Brian Strand
Categories:
quat, analogy, beauty, butterfly, life,
Form:
Quatrain
Inspiration - What Child Is This - by Greensleeves
Lord, you sent your son to show us the way,
and dead- in his mother's arms he lay;
an innocent child was born under a sparkling star,
his path decided but always, always a son to her.
When I am lost and alone in this worldly realm Lord,
wandering, wandering and my tears have all poured;
I know you are always close by and supporting me,
holding, holding me close with arms none can see.
O, what child, what child is this the wise men said,
born to a virgin woman in this barn, this shed;
so, if your son could let go of his pain for all of us,
then, help me Lord to let go of all my distress.
When I am lost and alone in this worldly realm Lord,
wandering, wandering and my tears have all poured;
I know you are always close by and supporting me,
holding, holding me close with arms none can see.
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January 7, 2020
Poetry/Quatrain/When I Am Lost
Copyright Protected, ID 20-1214-674-03
All Rights Reserved, 2020, Constance La France
Written for FFI Blog Series 57 - Quat Sequ
Brian Strand
Podium Place 1
Categories:
quat, song,
Form:
Quatrain