Quatrain Poems

Quatrain rhyming scheme A Quatrain is a poem consisting of four lines of verse with a specific rhyming scheme. A few examples of a quatrain rhyming scheme are as follows: #1) abab #2) abba -- envelope rhyme #3) aabb #4) aaba, bbcb, ccdc, dddd -- chain rhyme Quatrain rhyming scheme

Example One Lord of Deceit Trapped within a haze of fear, The Lord of Lies does appear. Clouded by so much that’s wrong, Truth gets twisted by his song. Turning love and joy to pain, Hidden by the falling rain. Tragedy becomes the norm When hate and fear begin to form. Hurtful lies tear lives apart And cause more harm to a heart. Once the pain and hate begin, Nothing is the same again. Once the lie has been revealed, Secrets are no more concealed. Then the healing can undo What he has done unto you. Once the healing has begun, Love and happiness have won. With the truth, you can defeat The spiteful Lord of Deceit. Theresa King

Example Two Butterfly Pendant A butterfly pendant of gold and blue Sparkled with beauty in the blazing sun. No matter if it were broken or new, Its breathlessness could not be outdone. Blissful was the lady who received this gift, From her sweetheart, a young college boy. Never again did she feel this kind of lift, Which had blanketed her with love and joy. . . Until one fine day she was called upon by her sweetheart love to spend her life. With her smile, his heart she had won, So he asked her to be his lovely wife. With the butterfly pendant upon her chest, blossoming buttercups filling her bouquet, And two gold rings to be forever blessed; The couple was married without delay. Marie Summers

Free Verse

Free Verse Free of form, rhyme or rhythm pattern. Features: Lines of irregular length No set or obvious rhythm pattern or rhyme scheme Uses poetic devices In moving from line to line, the poet's main consideration is where to insert line breaks. Some ways of doing this include breaking the line where there is a natural pause or at a point of suspense for the reader.

Example One Footfall this house, its bones creak like mine with each step, from here to there, and back again. no matter the hour, it, me, our bones become one with life, as we both age the same. Marie Summers

Example Two Moon Shadows It wasn't the flickering of candlelight that seduced me into the silence of night where darkness existed only where the moon shadows dared to settle. It was the fluttering of wetness, a butterfly's wing upon my tongue that made my body ache and chill at the very same instant, awakening the need, my need, for more. Marie Summers