Love at First Sight

I saw a distance flash of light,
I heard a drumming in the night,
A throbbing echoed by my heart,
That gave my trembling mind a start.

I felt a crimson flame spark bright,
I saw a distance flash of light,
Before me stood a hero bold,
Warming passions I thought were cold.

I could not speak a single word,
No whispered murmur could be heard,
I saw a distance flash of light,
My heart stopped beating out of fright.

I saw my dreams to ashes turn,
And I could feel my stomach churn,
Was this really love at first sight?
I saw a distance flash of light.

Line Count:16
Form: Quatern - a sixteen line French form composed of four quatrains, with refrain occurring in a different line in each stanza. Line one in stanza one is the refrain, which reoccurs in line two of stanza two, line three of stanza three, and line four of stanza four. There are eight syllables in each line, with on rhyme scheme or iambic requirement.