Utopia

Strolling hand in hand on the bridge,
Kindled by our flames of passion,
We move to our destination,
To embrace the Eternal Love.

As we walk on the Path of Love,
Strolling hand in hand on the bridge,
We want this road to never end,
Our love to remain forever.

Eyes meet and lips long for meeting,
A frenzy of love befalls us.
Strolling hand in hand on the bridge,
We move towards our Utopia.

Even Nature toasts to our love,
With charming flowers blossoming.
The Land of Love finally comes,
Strolling hand in hand on the bridge.

Form: Quatern




Explanation of form:

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.

line 1
line 2
line 3
line 4

line 5
line 6 (line 1)
line 7
line 8

line 9
line 10
line 11 (line 1)
line 12

line 13
line 14
line 15
line 16 (line 1)

For more information with an example, please see:
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/quatern.html