A GENTLE LAND
It knows no trouble this gentle land
where breezes sigh and tall trees stand
and flowing rivers splash and bubble
a gentle land that knows no trouble.
Where chimneys reach up to the sky
and friendly neighbours live nearby
with trees of oak and elm and beech
up to the sky the chimneys reach.
With summer days of gold and blue
when fields of stubble frame the view
and natures music gently plays
with gold and blue of summer days.
Michael Edwards © September 2017
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Michael Edwards (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Within the Swap Quatrain each stanza in the poem must be a quatrain where the first line contains two phrases which are reversed in the fourth line. In addition, line 2 must rhyme with line 1, and line 3 must rhyme with line 4 and so on. There are no restrictions on the number of stanzas but three is the usually accepted format. Rhyming pattern: AABB, CCDD, and so on.
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A fine write Michael. If I tried something like this I doubt I would waffle on to 7 or 8 verses as I do sometimes. In some places any hymn over, say, 4 verses is too long!
Wafflus Notus - wasn't he a Roman poet? Go on - you do pretty well beyond a mere 3 verses. Thanks Orchi
A pleasant place to be certainly Michael. Orchi, I'll have two waffles with Maple Syrup please. ;
And lemon as well for me. Err - please.
Good write and a wonderful place of peace in which to exist.
If only eh Andy ? Thanks for your comment.
Loud applause for this gorgeous form used to portray gentle peace with good rhyme and flow. Loved this great swap quatrain Michael.
Thank you so much Fay I do appreciate your comments. I was not too sure about two references to trees but I think I may have just about got away with it.
You really do make it look easy, Michael. 'And then fill in the two in the middle'! You gotta have that imagination and brain of yours to do that!
Aw thanks Fred but if you could see inside my brain you might have other views lol 🙂 🙂
An excellent example of form and a lovely portrait. Thank you.
Thanks for looking by and for your kind words.
A really good descriptive swap quatrain. Beautiful scenery! Lovely.
Thanks so much Christina
Ah, yes, poetic idealism, makes one want to find this land and live there.A great mastery of the format you chose, beautiful words to fill the lines, and a dreamy sense of peace and harmony. A great write Michael - Phil A.
If ever you find it please let me know Phil - thanks for your kind words.
A beautiful poem and I would love to live in that land. Your poem flows adorable.
Yes so would I - it sounds so good - if only - thanks Malu
sounds serene,a peaceful way of life
Mathematic perfection this one. Michael. Very neatly presented.
A very enchanting poem. thankyou for this lovely read! 🙂
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