A stanza or poem made of four lines
And alternate rhymes not hard to maintain
Such simple rules are the only confines
Which is why we love a simple quatrain
All Aboard The Quatrain
The wit and wisdom of a man who has neither…
A stanza or poem made of four lines
And alternate rhymes not hard to maintain
Such simple rules are the only confines
Which is why we love a simple quatrain
James Proclaims! 
Lovely.
LikeLiked by 3 people
I thought so
LikeLiked by 1 person
Indeed lovely, and instructional. May I offer an addendum? Hard LInes/Poetry’s easy peasy to do/Rhyme line 1 to 3,2 to 4/And so four lines makes a poet of you/ BUT only four, no more or it ain’t a quatrain anymore.
LikeLiked by 2 people
I see what you did there
LikeLiked by 1 person
I am learning a lot about poetry.
Then I come and read your blog afterwards for a laugh.
LikeLiked by 3 people
I’d hate to think anyone was actually learning about poetry here.
LikeLike
And your quatrain has the rhythm of a steamtrain.
LikeLiked by 2 people
That’s more than I could have hoped for
LikeLike
I’m all for four.
LikeLiked by 2 people
I’m for four but all four and no more would eventually bore
LikeLiked by 2 people
Simple, but elegant
That’s what I say
I’ll show this lesson to my aunt
and then walk away
LikeLiked by 1 person
I hope your aunt learns something
LikeLiked by 1 person
Truer words were never spoken!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I really hope that isn’t actually true
LikeLiked by 1 person