Cinquain Poems
#cinquain
Cinquain, invented by Adelaide Crapsey and inspired by Japanese haiku and tanka, has a number of variations:
Cinquain - five lines in a syllabic pattern of 2, 4, 6, 8, 2.
Reverse cinquain - five lines in a syllabic pattern of 2, 8, 6, 4, 2.
Mirror cinquain - two five line stanzas; a cinquain followed by a reverse cinquain.
Butterfly cinquain - nine lines in a syllabic pattern of 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, 8, 6, 4, 2.
Crown cinquain - five cinquain stanzas, constructing one larger poem.
Garland cinquain - series of six cinquains in which the last is formed of lines from the preceding
cabcool
Poem Published
4th Nov 2019 5:09am
4th Nov 2019 5:09am
cinchona
lofty
your majestic
mountains shade my valleys
while i drink your cooling rivers
below
© Copyright 2019 November 03
by Clyve A Bowen♫
your majestic
mountains shade my valleys
while i drink your cooling rivers
below
© Copyright 2019 November 03
by Clyve A Bowen♫
#river
#nature
#mountains #cinquain
#mountains #cinquain
1122 reads
5 Comments
eswaller
Poem Published
3rd Nov 2019 11:19pm
3rd Nov 2019 11:19pm
Autumn Cinquain
autumn
leaves are falling
yellow, green, red, orange
the days become shorter and cold
foliage
leaves are falling
yellow, green, red, orange
the days become shorter and cold
foliage
#fall
#cinquain
2344 reads
4 Comments
takis1917
Bumped 28th Jun 2019 2:39am
8th Apr 2018 2:22pm
8th Apr 2018 2:22pm
Geometry
the meek
have, already,
inherited the earth;
this circle does not allow in
corners...
have, already,
inherited the earth;
this circle does not allow in
corners...
#cinquain
603 reads
4 Comments
takis1917
Bumped 23rd Jun 2019 4:15pm
31st Jul 2018 1:06pm
31st Jul 2018 1:06pm
A Wolf And A Bore
She had
no opinions.
Once met one with many...
She, simply, told him: "No! You're such
a bore..."
no opinions.
Once met one with many...
She, simply, told him: "No! You're such
a bore..."
#cinquain
#parody
614 reads
18 Comments
takis1917
Poem Published
5th May 2019 7:48am
5th May 2019 7:48am
Arresting Motion
Today,
at around noon,
I will stop becoming
for a couple of hours; who wants
to join?
at around noon,
I will stop becoming
for a couple of hours; who wants
to join?
#cinquain
#parody
544 reads
12 Comments
takis1917
Poem Published
2nd May 2019 12:54pm
2nd May 2019 12:54pm
Cracks
Always,
he's slipping in
between the cracks and, yet,
always, he'll still be trying to
get in...
he's slipping in
between the cracks and, yet,
always, he'll still be trying to
get in...
#cinquain
906 reads
5 Comments
Hunterapsych
Poem Published
17th Dec 2018 5:31pm
17th Dec 2018 5:31pm
Visions
cinquain
Gazing
Deep into these
Eyes are so red and wide with
Visions of a stranger land
Drifting
Gazing
Deep into these
Eyes are so red and wide with
Visions of a stranger land
Drifting
#marijuana
#cinquain
#SelfReflection #SelfDiscovery
#SelfReflection #SelfDiscovery
427 reads
1 Comment
Hunterapsych
Poem Published
5th Dec 2018 4:00am
5th Dec 2018 4:00am
Yoga cinquain
Yoga
the flow of life
universal union
floating through space, the eternal
journey
the flow of life
universal union
floating through space, the eternal
journey
#universe
#peace
#spiritual
#cinquain
#meditation
408 reads
0 Comments
Hunterapsych
Poem Published
2nd Dec 2018 8:44pm
2nd Dec 2018 8:44pm
Mystical cinquain
Four walls,
Enclosed in thoughts,
A monkey in a cage
To be a mystic or a sage,
Transcend
Enclosed in thoughts,
A monkey in a cage
To be a mystic or a sage,
Transcend
#spiritual
#humankind
#FeelingTrapped
#SelfDiscovery
#cinquain
603 reads
5 Comments
Hunterapsych
Poem Published
25th Nov 2018 3:50pm
25th Nov 2018 3:50pm
Mirrors
Mirrors
Reflect the truth
How you feel deep within
Distorted is my blurry face
Warped
Reflect the truth
How you feel deep within
Distorted is my blurry face
Warped
#universe
#mirror
#cinquain
#LifeAsAWriter
#SelfReflection
586 reads
2 Comments
takis1917
Poem Published
25th Nov 2018 3:17am
25th Nov 2018 3:17am
His Story
He is
zero percent
of what he used to be...
He really hasn't changed that much,
has he?
zero percent
of what he used to be...
He really hasn't changed that much,
has he?
#cinquain
622 reads
5 Comments
takis1917
Poem Published
5th Sep 2018 11:03pm
5th Sep 2018 11:03pm
Evolution
Somehow,
when fairly young,
he killed the beast inside...
now, he mourns the loss of basic
instincts...
when fairly young,
he killed the beast inside...
now, he mourns the loss of basic
instincts...
#cinquain
526 reads
3 Comments
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