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Re: Form of the week: Quatern


Delicate Life


Her nest welcomes delicate life.
A small bird gathers grass and twigs,
each part constructed to cradle
a clutch of pale blue, fragile eggs.

She works tirelessly, endless days.
Her nest welcomes delicate life.
She lines it all with soft, soft down;
at last, she lays three eggs and rests.

Underneath her, movement begins;
age-old struggle is taking place.
Her nest welcomes delicate life --
tiny babies break through the shells.

Now small bird must begin her toil,
long, all-day trips to bring back foods
for filling nestlings’ hungry mouths.
Her nest welcomes delicate life.




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Poet’s Place Café prompt: Quatern Form ...
( 4 quatrains / repeating refrain: 1st stanza – line 1, 2nd stanza – line 2, 3rd stanza – line 3, 4th stanza – line 4 / 8 syllables per line / rhymed or unrhymed )

(03.10.23)



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