Harmony Version II (Quatern)

Two girls in pigtails, holding hands
One afternoon on the playground
Build a castle of golden sand
While people watch from all around

Harmonious laughter fills the sky
Two girls in pigtails, holding hands
Can’t help but smile as you pass by
Recalling days spent in the sand

And the sun shines upon each strand
As they get sand into their hair
Two girls in pigtails, holding hands
With no concerns and with no cares

And then they dive into the dust
Shrieking with pleasure as they land
No frets about tomorrow, just
Two girls in pigtails, holding hands

* A Quatern is a sixteen line French form composed of four quatrains. It is similar to the Kyrielle
and the Retourne. 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 fouth line of stanza
four. A quatern has eight syllables per line. It does not have to be iambic or follow a set rhyme
scheme.

line 1
line 2
line 3
line 4

line 5
line 6 (line 1)
line 7
line 8

line 9
line 10
line 11 (line 1)
line 12

line 13
line 14
line 15
line 16 (line 1)