Cinquain
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The American Cinquain Example: Old Days See howThe sun rises,Breaking over beauty,Filling the senses with heavenThen fades. You can see the pattern above is as follows… 5 Lines with each a given number of syllables as 2 4 6 8 2 The word new is our inspiration. New life Old hurts aside Kicked to the curb, like trash Make way for new friends, new faces
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The cinquain poetry form was invented by Adelaide Crapsey and consists of 22 syllables following the challenging 2/4/6/8/2 pattern. The theme is limerence. Midnight fireflies shimmer the sweet summertime breeze. Champagne bubbles tickle my nose We kiss.
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It’s the Go Dog Go Cafe Tuesday Writing Prompt Challenge! This week our mission is to write a poem using the word ‘somewhere’ at last twice. Without the one you love somewhere equals nowhere. Anywhere beats somewhere when you’re Nowhere.
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The prompts for the Weekly Tanka Challenge over at the Ramblings of a Writer Blog are synonyms for the words emotions and healing. Sorrow is all I felt when you dumped me for her. My heart has mended; and now I thank you.
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A Cinquain Memories of us (tender, sublime, captivating) — like wildfire in my imagination
Ergo, the Ogre 