A Quatrain is a poem consisting of four lines of verse with a specific rhyming scheme.
A few examples of a quatrain rhyming scheme are as follows:
#1) abab
#2) abba — envelope rhyme
#3) aabb
#4) aaba, bbcb, ccdc, dddd — chain rhyme
Lots of houses and cottages on our street
An old lady living with cat, she’s so sweet
A cottage surrounded with red and green leaves
I pass by her cottage every day and we both greet
We protect our houses for the thieves
People gossip, that’s one of our peeves
We kids play on the street till teatime
We know our affairs, our lives interweave
We played all day, we’re covered in grime
All the apple trees we just have to climb
Roller skates, cycling, running, all fun
We’re all growing up for the meantime
The cottage with the leaves is being done
Old lady passed away and now there’s the son
He’s moving with his family with their tons
There’s even a swimming pool oh what fun
(c) ladyleemanila 2016
What a delightful poem 🙂
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thanks, Jacqui 🙂
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Lovely poem, Lady Lee!
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thanks, PJ 🙂
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Sounds like a wonderful street to live on and that the old lady was nice. But as sad as her death, it is happy a new family with kids and a pool are moving in! A great place to be a kid and grow up! Cheers.
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cheers, Mandi 🙂 have a great day ❤
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Lovely poem. People bring life to streets. Sad the old lady passed on. Have a lovely day.
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thanks 🙂 have a lovely day, too ❤
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Fun poem, the rhyme scheme and the content make it sound like a song.
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I can sing it for you hehehe, cheers, Jadem 🙂
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What a delightful poem 🙂
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cheers, Kay 🙂
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Clever little story poem with lots of good cheer and the changing of generations. Enjoyed!
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thanks, JC 🙂 have a great week!
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