Courting in the Digital Age
A message sent, an icon lights the screen,
Her heart skips with a hope—what will he say?
No flowers now, just words in lines between,
A digital courtship, love found this way.
She reads his thoughts, like whispers through the night,
A photo shared, a smile across the miles,
Though screens divide, emotions take their flight,
A growing bond, unseen but full of trials.
He types a pause, then waits for her reply,
No letters sealed, no hands that reach to hold,
Yet hearts connect, and neither can deny
The dance of love in forms both new and bold.
In virtual spaces, sparks ignite the flame,
Two souls entwined, though life is not the same.
About this poem
I came across a poetry form I had not heard of before, called Quatorzain, sometimes referred to as a Fourteener. After research, This is what I found out: A quatorzain is a 14-line poem, derived from the Middle French word meaning "group of fourteen." It resembles a sonnet but doesn't follow its strict form. Though rarely used today, it refers to any 14-line poem that isn't bound by sonnet rules. A fourteener is a poetic line with 14 syllables, typically made up of seven iambic feet (iambic heptameter), and was common in English poetry during the 16th and 17th centuries. I didn't expect it to be a Sonnet and often Shakespeare's poems could actually be called quatorzains. I just happened to have an unfinished sonnet so I finished it and my first quatorzain was complete. more »
Written on October 12, 2024
Submitted by yelskwah on October 13, 2024
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GG |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 645 |
| Words | 130 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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