A GENTLE LAND

Michael Edwards

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

 

 

 

 

 

  • Author: Michael Edwards (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 8th, 2017 00:00
  • 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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Comments11

  • orchidee

    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!

    • Michael Edwards

      Wafflus Notus - wasn't he a Roman poet? Go on - you do pretty well beyond a mere 3 verses. Thanks Orchi

      • Accidental Poet

        A pleasant place to be certainly Michael. Orchi, I'll have two waffles with Maple Syrup please. ;

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      • Goldfinch60

        Good write and a wonderful place of peace in which to exist.

        • Michael Edwards

          If only eh Andy ? Thanks for your comment.

        • Fay Slimm.

          Loud applause for this gorgeous form used to portray gentle peace with good rhyme and flow. Loved this great swap quatrain Michael.

          • Michael Edwards

            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.

          • FredPeyer

            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!

            • Michael Edwards

              Aw thanks Fred but if you could see inside my brain you might have other views lol 🙂 🙂

            • DesertWords

              An excellent example of form and a lovely portrait. Thank you.

              • Michael Edwards

                Thanks for looking by and for your kind words.

              • Christina8

                A really good descriptive swap quatrain. Beautiful scenery! Lovely.

              • MendedFences27

                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.

                • Michael Edwards

                  If ever you find it please let me know Phil - thanks for your kind words.

                • malubotelho

                  A beautiful poem and I would love to live in that land. Your poem flows adorable.

                  • Michael Edwards

                    Yes so would I - it sounds so good - if only - thanks Malu

                  • ron parrish aka wordman

                    sounds serene,a peaceful way of life

                  • Louis Gibbs

                    Mathematic perfection this one. Michael. Very neatly presented.

                  • squeakyfluff

                    A very enchanting poem. thankyou for this lovely read! 🙂



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