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What to Submit?

1 New Quatern On Any Theme, Or On One of the images Above. 8 syllables per line. 

Rhyme Scheme:  Abab, cAca, adAd, eaeA.

A Quatern is a sixteen line French form composed of four quatrains.  It has a refrain that is 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 fourth line of stanza four. A quatern has eight syllables per line. Please use the same rhyme scheme as in the example below: Check rhymes and syllables with rhymezone.com and howmanysyllables.com. Do NOT put Any Identyfying Marks On Your Poem. Date Your Poem, No Names, Have Fun Soupers!

The Fire Inside: By Andrea Dietrich

Before he found the fire inside,
he'd felt so small, and life had seemed
a thing to simply take in stride!
To know its thrill he'd never dreamed!

He trod an ordinary path
before he found the fire inside,
with no extremes of glee or wrath.
He'd rarely laughed; he'd rarely cried.

There's one in whom he can confide.
She's brought a hope he never knew
before he found the fire inside.
His eyes are open. All is new!

love's lifting him; he now can try
the things he missed - life's sweet joy ride!
He soars on wings that could not fly
before he found the fire inside.

Prizes

First Prize, Glory
Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize, Glory
Twelve Honorable Mentions

Preparing Your Entry

Submit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read — add photos if you wish. 

English Language

Poems should be in English. Poems translated from other languages are not eligible, unless you wrote both the original poem and the translation.

A Note to Poetry Contestants

You are welcome to enter this contest, whether or not you won a prize in one of my previous contests.