SOME QUATRAINS
Let me explain right from the start
when it comes to regard for modern art
there is nothing more that exposes the heart
than the disapproving face of the puritan fart.
If you’ve not found the elusive code
to put you on good fortune’s road
don’t ever think your life’s bereft:
when nought goes right - go left.
When yous born, yous born
and when yous gorn, yous gorn
so make good use of life my friend
there sure aint nuffink eiver end.
As church bells struck the quarter
her mind relaxed
her life intact
she bathed in lavender water.
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Author:
Michael Edwards (
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Four very good fours Michael. The first one gave me my first laugh of the day and for that I am very grateful.
My pleasure - pleased they gave you a smile.
Good writes and pic Michael. What's Miss Berles doing in the bath with lavender water at that time of day? Ain't she at church?!
You off to the wedding today?! See you there?
She's not at church - she's in the kitchen making Sylla Bub. Have you ever heard sylla bub? She is noisy.
Your first quatrain gave me a good laugh---first one of the day. Thank you! All great ones.
Thanks so much Christina
Mother said, the first was a tad "Abstruse"
She's sucha puritan...
I thought they were all excellent.
Bravo!
Good old Ma - now where did I put the Lavender water?
MOTHER!!!
Well here we go, i have just read the first piece and im laughing aloud... onwards.....
last one modified:-
As church bells struck the quarter,
his mind relaxed
his life intact
he'd had the vicar's daughter
always with a smile, love the humour in your writing.
And now you've got me laughing as well - love the modified version - now why didn't I think of that? Cheers dusk
You polishing that armour this evening, ready for 1066?!
Still helping with the fairy cakes - do you think that's where we went wrong in 1066 - should we have chosen a different type of ammunition?
Thanks UNCLE MIKE for me (BRIAN) a perfect POEM is a set of Quatrains with xaxa xbxb etc Rhyme Pattern. Isolated Q's are a bit like HAIKU & SENRYU which are best described as STATEMENTS rather than POEMS. But there are UNIKUS ~ Three prime Examples are BREXIT ~ EXIT ~ FIXIT all of which are deeply profound. Thanks for your famous four:
1. TOMATO SOUP ART IS NOT
2. PORQUOI DROIT O GAUCHE ?
3. I COME ~ I GO ~ I NO COME BACK AGAIN
4. LAVENDER ~ BENDER !
Please check my latest FUSION ~ What makes you HAPPY ?
Yours as ever BRIAN alias BRAIN !
Love the primitive sculptings ~ ace !
Nearly posted all the sculpture photos and running out of material to accompany my poems. Can't produce art quickly enough. I love short pieces and the quatrain (whatever the rhyming pattern) is among my favourites. Thanks so much for your comments as always.
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