 Cinquain, Poetic Form Exercise |
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CINQUAIN: From the French, meaning "a grouping of five."
The Cinquain has five lines of two, four, six, eight, and two syllables, respectively, with a total syllabic count of 22. The cinquain should have no more than two full sentences. The Handbook of Poetic Forms suggests: Do not add words to fill out this form; write with feeling, but do not allow your writing to become cloyingly sweet; build toward a climax and put a surprise into your last two lines. Rather than parts of speech, be concerned with thoughts and images. The cinquain came to popularity by Adelaide Crapsy, who devised the form back in the early 1900's. She was so influenced by the Japanese forms, tanka and haiku, that she developed her own poetic system which she then called cinquain. The most famous of the few Crapsy cinquains from her The Complete Poems is: These be Three silent things: The falling snow... the hour Before the dawn... the mouth of one Just dead. Cinquains, though they have never become very popular, have always attracted a number of poets who are still developing the form. Why not try your own here in this thread! Come on! We dare you!  :p
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Cleo_Serapis Cinquain Aug 3 03, 10:06 
Larry Tarry:
Loitering by
anything of interest
when it h... Mar 18 11, 23:05 JustDaniel working
is a time-waste
when the spring wind whisp... Apr 6 11, 08:13 Larry Kissing
danger arrives
when spring maids meet you ... Apr 6 11, 22:56 JustDaniel tuckered
he goes lounging
in his back-yard pool
wa... Jun 13 11, 09:31 Larry droppin's
by the billions
fall from the sky ea... Jun 13 11, 23:17 Cleo_Serapis Larry! Jun 14 11, 05:26 JustDaniel Oh, me!
Birdie, birdie
dropped whitewash in my... Jun 14 11, 07:13 Larry don’t flies
find flatulence
is for whom the bell t... Jun 14 11, 13:21 JustDaniel Manna
meant "What is it?"
but unlike gul... Jun 14 11, 13:52 Alan SUPERPOO
The cows
truly earth-bound;
but with one... Jun 14 11, 15:07 JustDaniel oh poo?
it's not tasteful
to begin your cinqua... Jun 14 11, 23:36 Alan Dear Daniel,
Not TOTAL disregard - mine is an ans... Jun 15 11, 00:38 Larry Gentlemen, please! Let us all get back on tra... Jun 15 11, 09:13 JustDaniel insects
be-do-be-do
o'er pee and poo at tree
l... Jul 6 11, 08:19 Larry Daniel, I didn’t mean to use all three at once but... Jul 6 11, 14:00 Alan Mingled
mixed together
or comingled, even
until pa... Jul 6 11, 16:39 Larry Today
and yesterday
float by on time's river;
... Jul 6 11, 22:32 JustDaniel a gain
could be a loss
when it's your body wei... Jul 8 11, 09:23 Larry Too great…
a misnomer
of epic proportions
exceeded... Jul 10 11, 09:22 JustDaniel ENOUGH
sounds like ROUGH
but distinguished from TH... Jul 11 11, 09:10 Larry The trough
Sows sough and cough
Dough grows on bou... Jul 11 11, 13:07 JustDaniel Ugh! Lee
or Halladay
or Hamels is the choice
... Jul 12 11, 13:51 Larry Phil lies!
He does not make
the best cheeseste... Jul 13 11, 00:10 Alan EVEN BETTER THAN 'ENGLISH' BREAKFAST
Make... Jul 15 11, 18:53 Larry Former
purveyors of
different sandwiches
add an ol... Jul 20 11, 08:22 Alan NO PRESSURE
'More pleas !'
The whip t... Jul 21 11, 01:52 Larry Press your
neck in the slot.
See the empty basket?... Jul 21 11, 16:14 JustDaniel inn life
can be hollow
between the travelers
with ... Jul 23 11, 22:11 Alan STRUCK DUMB
Too deaf ?
Not possible,
when one is... Jul 25 11, 00:10 Larry Sorry Alan, I am a bit late in replying to Daniel... Jul 25 11, 09:05 Alan A TOAST : MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN
Toasted
ma... Jul 29 11, 02:30 Larry White bread:
A glutinous
mass of pulverized wheat;... Jul 29 11, 10:51 JustDaniel barley
is great in soup
adding a hearty taste
espe... Aug 1 11, 08:11 Larry Gravy
with sausage bits,
poured over hot biscuits…... Aug 1 11, 23:27 Alan THE GOULASH TO END ALL GOULASHES
Hung'ry
and ... Aug 2 11, 00:15 JustDaniel whirled door
confuses folks
who have never seen on... Aug 2 11, 07:42 Larry Ms. Pelled Bow Teak
Thus tore
awl weighs opined
t... Aug 2 11, 13:28 JustDaniel hiss staria
mothers
must sit a spell
to stare at ... Aug 2 11, 15:26 Larry Pupils
myopically
grope for enlightenment;
illumin... Aug 3 11, 08:02 JustDaniel upon
a midnight clear
a bird with outstretched win... Aug 3 11, 08:15 Larry “Who’s who?”
the preacher said.
That’s one thing I... Aug 4 11, 09:07 JustDaniel gander
is just a goose
who happens to be male;
a g... Aug 4 11, 11:34 Larry He then
must be cautious
on special holidays.
When... Aug 5 11, 14:31 Alan Brrrrr
Gander's
in Newfoundland.
I flew there... Aug 5 11, 14:52 Larry Was scold
the best response
for the teacher to mak... Aug 9 11, 10:52 JustDaniel question:
who can tell us
why we keep writing thes... Aug 24 11, 07:35 Larry Who reads
the meanderings
of poet’s pointless pros... Aug 25 11, 00:09 JustDaniel wee dew
upon the rose
glistening in the sun
reflec... Aug 26 11, 12:27 Larry Who sweats
over roses
in the heat of the day
share... Aug 26 11, 14:42 JustDaniel perform
menial tasks
in the name of the Lord
and y... Aug 26 11, 14:59 Alan SPOILER
Forethought -
it kills hindsight
making i... Aug 26 11, 21:09 JustDaniel Kill gore
was everywhere;
more than just a visit
h... Aug 28 11, 20:21 Alan TOGETHERLY
Thinely,
it is all yours
minely, I cl... Aug 29 11, 05:53 JustDaniel prefect's
prefecture
postured preposterous
pro... Aug 29 11, 07:30 Larry Pre-picked
proboscises
prevent personal phlegm’s
p... Aug 29 11, 10:43 JustDaniel spectres'
silver snaking,
slithering stealthil... Aug 29 11, 13:34 Larry Anguished
apparitions
appear anywhere as
an awful ... Aug 30 11, 14:45 JustDaniel grew some
pink potatoes
and yellow tomatoes;
white... Sep 1 11, 13:05 Larry Maid’s too
bushed to help out.
You grew it, you st... Sep 1 11, 16:08 Alan TIGHT SPOT
Wedgies -
so popular
the undergarment ... Sep 2 11, 01:17 Larry Bull lease
is the best way
to keep your cows happy... Sep 2 11, 14:13 Alan DID THE EARTH MOO FOR YOU, HONEY ?
Moo-moo,
laa-l... Sep 4 11, 13:23 JustDaniel two knights
chiseled corners
on their oblong table... Sep 8 11, 22:43 Larry It’s round
and sticks so far
out of your pajamas
t... Sep 9 11, 14:29 JustDaniel he necks
in pajamas
but prefers to remove
them to ... Sep 9 11, 16:27 Larry Twisting
in the wrong place
may not be conducive
t... Sep 11 11, 13:39 Alan SEEK THE MEAN
Acres
of your freedom
are as much r... Sep 11 11, 23:46 JustDaniel F-stops
in cameras
can be eye-openers
but may also... Sep 14 11, 06:54 Larry Out back,
in the deep woods,
cameras may limit
the... Sep 16 11, 00:40 JustDaniel come sneer
when Larry falls
flat out on his buttoc... Sep 16 11, 07:59 Larry Sliming
is atrocious
unless you are a ghost.
Then ... Sep 17 11, 21:17 JustDaniel phony
Facebook message
can turn one upside-down
an... Sep 23 11, 19:13 Alan GOLD STANDARD
The Troy
ounce once buried
totally ... Sep 24 11, 11:34 JustDaniel sly men
hide the Trojans
for a surprise entrance
i... Sep 26 11, 10:30 Larry Conch quest…
A ritual
after each hurricane;
findin... Sep 26 11, 14:59 JustDaniel MT
abbreviate
a great volcanic mass
way over on th... Sep 26 11, 15:16 Larry Up there
lie empty shells
interred beneath the sno... Sep 29 11, 14:35 Alan Time's tides
wait for no man
to bay at silv... Sep 30 11, 07:07 JustDaniel buy Mum
some rapt roses
to remind her of love
she ... Sep 30 11, 08:39 Larry No week
should pass me by
without exercising
my mu... Oct 25 11, 09:20 JustDaniel vulgar
is not the muse
you ought to let stir you..... Oct 25 11, 17:21 Larry Rye’s up
on the top shelf
because 12 year old Scot... Oct 26 11, 00:24 JustDaniel favor
a 12-year-old?
is that legal for Scots?
it s... Oct 26 11, 16:58 Larry You es-
chew while you ob-
fuscate meaning with
fl... Nov 2 11, 23:44 Alan SPIN OFF
Off-Truth
a government
department commi... Nov 3 11, 05:57 Alan A CYNIC'S VIEW
Spin offs
like toys and games
... Nov 7 11, 13:11 Larry Fork Ids
and knife egos.
Legislators should base
d... Nov 7 11, 19:06 JustDaniel voters
are de-voted
when they are disallowed
becau... Nov 11 11, 17:08 Larry Made up
like hanging chads,
the clowns in power sm... Nov 18 11, 00:10 JustDaniel shouting
gets you noticed
but not in a good way
so... Nov 18 11, 14:31 Larry Whispers
of meshing gears
happen when they are gre... Nov 20 11, 09:07 JustDaniel grunting
is the chief means
of my grandson's t... Nov 20 11, 13:43 Larry His paints
run together
to form a dark mural
of in... Nov 20 11, 15:32 JustDaniel anvils
make good doorstops
unless you stub your to... Nov 21 11, 08:55 Larry In mouths
of great rivers,
the detritus of life
is... Nov 21 11, 16:27 Alan HOLLYWOOD HYPE
Oceans,
count to seven.
One hears... Dec 14 11, 20:02 Larry R-12
refrigerant
depletes the Earth's ozone.
D... Dec 15 11, 00:32 JustDaniel Is Bad
the real problem
or is it the person
who co... Dec 15 11, 13:01 Larry Son aimed
to save mankind
with words of His wisdom... Dec 21 11, 09:23 
JustDaniel Them's elves,
said Santa's host
at his bus... Dec 22 11, 12:29 2 User(s) are reading this topic (2 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
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