I kissed a poet during fall,

‘neath the cool mellow scarlet sky,

When songs of nature did resound,

Amidst vine maples standing tall.

 

Willows whispered sweet secrets when

I kissed a poet during fall,

In entwined verses oh! I drowned,

The river of love did consume.

 

With the twirling leaves I did dance,

Swaying with vivid imageries,

I kissed a poet during fall,

And his passion set me ablaze.

 

Dreams dangled in autumnal air,

We oft waltzed in a paradise,

Spring bloomed before fall could end ’cause,

I kissed a poet during fall.

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This winning poem was written for the contest held in November by ArtoonsInnPoetryParlour.

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. It does not have to be iambic or follow a set rhyme scheme.

𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵 : 𝘗𝘪𝘹𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘺