The glistening moonlight rippled,

‘midst the star-spangled ebony skies,

Bathing us in hypnotic glow,

Replete with glinting emotions.

The coupled quivering lips stretched,

The glistening moonlight rippled,

Sauntering through our tepid souls,

Whispering Amaranthine dreams.

Sentiments deep flutter, rejoice,

Golden arc hums ballads of love,

The glistening moonlight rippled,

Deciphering silence of love.

Mellow gusts of sheer ecstasy,

Melded into celestial whole,

Doused in aureate fervent bliss,

The glistening moonlight rippled.

Author’s Note:  This poem is a Quatern.

A Quatern is a sixteen line French form composed of four quatrains. It has a refrain that is in a different place in each quatrain. The first line of stanza one is the second line of stanza two, third line of stanza three, and fourth line of stanza four. A quatern has eight syllables per line. It does not have to be iambic or follow a set rhyme scheme.