[Turtle]

___Here is my thought for this thread. I think long poetry is at odds with this venue, but quatrains may suit it well enough. Kind've a step up from the 'Take a Moment', but not lengthy either. Posters may post their own quatrain, comment on those of others, or simply lounge languidly in front of the screen.
___Without further ado, a quatrain I composed years ago while driving on a bridge over the mighty Columbia River in mid-Winter.

A quatrain to say,
what happened today.
It broke out in yellow,
in the Land of Gray.

[OpenMind5]

Taking my moment idea hmmm? LOL
Just playin'
But i don't quite understand the whole rules of a Quatrain...wanna help me out?

OP5

[Turtle]

I have in mind by quatrain, a 4 line poem. Any meter, rhyming or not, & having a contemplative theme rather than capricious. If it's scientifically oriented, so much the better.

[orbsycli]

let's ride the moon
like a yelping yak
and sip the spoon
my life's on track.

[orbsycli]

one day two days,
three years four.
my life's gone by,
me, you; amor.

i'm just making stuff up, im bored.

[orbsycli]

you can taste the sea,
it's salty, you see.
another line on the wall,
horizontily.

hey i kind of like that one. nice idea for a thread turtle.

[Turtle]

That's great; I love it. Just making stuff up is entirely the point; & you included counting, my favorite! Anyone else? Party of four?

[Turtle]

Spinning some thread from virtual wool,
Succumbing to Hypography's irresistable pull,
The electrons go rushing without any rhyme,
'Til they spill onto desktops one at a time.

[orbsycli]

another limbless infant sang,
across the lake the church bells rang,
and they haunt.
for today is the last day they will ever taunt.

[GAHD]

I always have the same old thoughts
to bend, controll, or keep at bay
it's sad but love seems to think the same
you are bent, controlled, or pushed away

I met a yellow man today
I Don't quite remember
His face, his clothes
What did he say?

Love cannot die,
It must always be killed,
some people like that murder,
for it gives a little thrill.

From my exprience
I'll share a little fact;
the biggest gains in life
come from standing back to back