Cinquain, Poetic Form Exercise Options

[Cybele]

Good Morning Dan,  

break-through

Sweet fo
mah gal’s kisses
ah ain’t havin’ no pane
‘tween me an’ them. Out o’ da way;
it’s war!

Profane Macaw

It swore
a sailor’s oath!
A raucous sound, issued
loudly by a techni-coloured
parrot  

Cheery bye

Grace

[JustDaniel]

Good Morning Dan,  

Profane Macaw

It swore
a sailor’s oath!
A raucous sound, issued
loudly by a techni-coloured
parrot  

Cheery bye

Grace

Happy Mourning, Gracie!

too flu outa the caw-caw’s nest

Pair it
up with a crow;
listen to ‘em ravin’
muh caw, muh caw; they’d evermore
caca

© M Lee Dickens’ son 15 Nov 2003

 sLightly affected, Daniel    

[Cybele]

Aah Daniel !

My favourite film!

too flu outa the caw-caw’s nest

Pair it
up with a crow;
listen to ‘em ravin’
muh caw, muh caw; they’d evermore
caca

Didn't ya just love her?

cocka
mamie ideas!
hair-brained schemes from Lucy
according to hubby Desi
Arnaz

Happy Sunday to you Dan, my man  

[JustDaniel]

Aah Daniel !

My favourite film!

too flu outa the caw-caw’s nest

Pair it
up with a crow;
listen to ‘em ravin’
muh caw, muh caw; they’d evermore
caca

Didn't ya just love her?

cocka
mamie ideas!
hair-brained schemes from Lucy
according to hubby Desi
Arnaz

Happy Sunday to you Dan, my man  

wife's and daughters' absolute favorite series:  I Love Lucy

Good morning, Your Grace!

takeaswill


aren’ as

perplexing as

some poetry forms;

one may find cinquain word-twisting

thwilling


© Daniel J Ricketts 16 Nov 2003

[Guest_Dove_*]

aren’ as

perplexing as

some poetry forms;

one may find cinquain word-twisting

thwilling[/font]


© Daniel J Ricketts 16 Nov 2003

Wedding Speech

"Thwilling
I shay it ish!"
Too bad his lisp perplexed
all listeners into concerned
stutters.

[Cybele]

Love it    !!

Good to meet you here again, could do with some help!

Wedding Speech

"Thwilling
I shay it ish!"
Too bad his lisp perplexed
all listeners into concerned
stutters.

On a Knife's edge

‘sdat a
dagger I see
before me or am I
in the wrong play? So, Mack the knife
it ain’t?

Toodle loo

Grace  

[JustDaniel]

Love it    !!

Good to meet you here again, could do with some help!

Wedding Speech

"Thwilling
I shay it ish!"
Too bad his lisp perplexed
all listeners into concerned
stutters.

On a Knife's edge

‘sdat a
dagger I see
before me or am I
in the wrong play? So, Mack the knife
it ain’t?

Toodle loo

Grace  

Now how did you go from "stutters" to "'sdat a," Grace?    Hard to believe that UK's pronunciation is THAT different!  

Anyhow... Good interp, Jessica! ... and graphic pictures, both of you!  

Eau Naturel


It ain’t

surprisin’ much

when she bids toodle loo;

it’s optin’ for a bush or lea
that shocks.

© M Lee Dickens’ son 16 Nov 2003

[Cybele]

Hey there Dan,  

Not English pronunciation, trying for American! I'm sure I've heard 'sdat a in hundreds of Americans films (movies)    

Eau Naturel


It ain’t

surprisin’ much

when she bids toodle loo;

it’s optin’ for a bush or lea
that shocks.  


Eau woe is me!

That shocks
Me too ya know
For shame Dan, you should think
Of toilet jokes as we pen fair
Cinquains

[JustDaniel]

Hey there Dan,  

Eau woe is me!

That shocks
Me too ya know
For shame Dan, you should think
Of toilet jokes as we pen fair
Cinquains

Hey, Grace!  

dry ink well

‘s ink wanes
as he attempts
to pen his penchant chants
on singing ‘neath full moon in lieu
o’ eau’d

© M Lee Dickens’ son 16 Nov 2003

[Cybele]

Good Morning Dan,

dry ink well

‘s ink wanes
as he attempts
to pen his penchant chants
on singing ‘neath full moon in lieu
o’ eau’d

Well now, I know only two pronunciations for cinquains and these are sink-ains or sank-ains. Because I wasn’t sure when I first came across them, how to pronounce the word I checked both English and American Dictionaries. Can’t find sink-wane anywhere.      

Rules of Engagement

Oh ode
To sun and moon.
Sun may sink, moon may wane
Heaven’s decrees must be obeyed
Ours too!

Happy day to you Dan

Grace  

[JustDaniel]

Good Morning Daniel,

dry ink well

‘s ink wanes
as he attempts
to pen his penchant chants
on singing ‘neath full moon in lieu
o’ eau’d

Well now, I know only two pronunciations for cinquains and these are sink-ains or sank-ains. Because I wasn’t sure when I first came across them, how to pronounce the word I checked both English and American Dictionaries. Can’t find sink-wane anywhere.      

Rules of Engagement

Oh ode
To sun and moon.
Sun may sink, moon may wane
Heaven’s decrees must be obeyed
Ours too!

Happy day to you Daniel

Grace  

Greetings, Grace!

My readings on "Cinquain" have discovered several types of cinquains [ We've been playing with the 'traditional' type. ] but I have yet to find any place that tells me how to pronounce "cinquain."  I know 'cinq' is pronounced approximately 'sank' from the French to the English, but since this is sort of an American haiku, and they've added a 'u' before the 'ain,' it just sort of follows that they'd have pronounced it 'kwain' -- not that I care much, mind you! And I'd be glad to have you give a link to a dictionary that HAS the word, since I've yet to find one myself.  Thank ye!  

Now... while we're talking about following instructions ( which, honestly, I try to do... at least until I find ways to interestingly break them! ), I've shared with many of my writing friends that though I'd been called "Dan" for years, since about 7 years ago, after in important crisis in my life, and recognizing that "Dan" mean "Judge" [ from the Hebrew ], and since I wish not to be one, I'd best be known as "Daniel" which means "God is my Judge." And of course I know that a word to the wise is sufficient, right?

I ode you that explanation.

fond ‘o ‘eat


Our stew

will never be

o’er keeping rules or laws

but how we mix our vegetables

when sauced.


© Daniel J Ricketts 17 Nov 2003

[Cybele]

Hello Daniel,

You will find cinquain in the dictionary used on this very site Daniel.

Message received and understood. Daniel it shall always be in future my friend. (I hate abbreviated names anyway)

fond ‘o ‘eat


Our stew
will never be
o’er keeping rules or laws
but how we mix our vegetables
when sauced.



Drunk as a skunk

when sauced
steer clear of cars.
When three sheets to the wind
steer clear of rivers and the sea
and me!

A bientôt


Grace

[JustDaniel]

Hello Daniel,

You will find cinquain in the dictionary used on this very site Daniel.

Message received and understood. Daniel it shall always be in future my friend. (I hate abbreviated names anyway)

fond ‘o ‘eat

Our stew
will never be
o’er keeping rules or laws
but how we mix our vegetables
when sauced.

Drunk as a skunk

when sauced
steer clear of cars.
When three sheets to the wind
steer clear of rivers and the sea
and me!

A bientôt

Grace

Merci bien, Grace

Now all I have to do is figger out where that dictionary is on this site!

Cup o’ Good Cheer


‘and me

a flask o’ whine

an’ I ain’t joinin’ in;

we’ll talk another day ~ won’t be

disgust


© Daniel J Ricketts 17 Nov 2003

Off to work and a long drive north!
Lightly, Daniel  

P.S. Just so's ya know; I meant the 'sauced' to be ambiguous, of course, but it's the veggies that are in the sauce, not I!  I'm a t-totaller, actually -- even though I've worked for about 30 years with persons struggling with addictions.

[Guest_Dove_*]

Cup o’ Good Cheer

‘and me
a flask o’ whine
an’ I ain’t joinin’ in;
we’ll talk another day ~ won’t be
disgust

(not for an empty stomach)

Double Turmoil

Disgust
churns my stomach.
(Okay, that is plain gross.)
As I watch a cheerleader squeeze
a zit.

A zit
on her pale face!
In the front of the bus,
she peers at the cosmetic mirror
with fear.

[Guest__*]

Dear Dove

Lovely !

As it
happens, a zit
cannot stand the pressure
of properly administered
Vit Cee !

Alan McAlpine Douglas

[Guest_Dove_*]

what's vit cee?...some kind of overseas ointment?

[Guest__*]

Vitamin C !

I wanted it to be as near A Zit as poss !

Love
Alan

[Cybele]

Good Morning Sir Knight

As it
happens, a zit
cannot stand the pressure
of properly administered
Vit Cee !

Vit C
proved by science
to add years to your life
when taken in higher dosage
No Kid!

Ref:         http://www.vitamincfoundation.org/  

Daniel, you will find a link to the dictionary at the bottom of every forum page.
 

[Guest__*]

Dear Grace

Wasn't Daniel wot queried the Cee !

No DisgraCe

No kid,
no longer I :
recycled teenager,  :jester:
And NOT growing older disgrace-
ful C !

Alan McAlpine Douglas

[Cybele]

Hi Alan,

No, I realise that. I was referring to a previous post here, where Daniel was querying where to find the dictionary on MM with regard to the pronunciation of  'Cinquain'. See our posts above

Back soon

Love

Grace