#Quatern
#Poattic 20
a moment is eternity:
all’s still, the heaven’s Sun and orbs.
when your head curves, fits into mine,
every cell sings, as if alive.
when your flaming ruddy lips touch:
a moment is eternity.
I’m swept in a cosmic frenzy,
tantalisingly warm and slow.
ah while it lasts, succour that bliss,
gossamer, luscious, dreamy kiss;
a moment is eternity.
adrift, I sink with sun and moon.
my being melts- a realm timeless,
your myrrh-scented honeyed full lips,
I stumble, drunk on ambrosia
a moment is eternity.
Mumtaz Khorakiwala
Picture Courtesy: Unsplash -Sean Odell
Quatern
A Quatern is a sixteen line French form composed of four quatrains. It is similar to the Kyrielle and the Retourne. 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*First Stanza)
line 7
line 8
line 9
line 10
line 11 (line 1*)
line 12
line 13
line 14
line 15
line 16 (line 1*)
