 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 “Haul Week”
is how some view
the whole Christmas s... Dec 22 11, 15:32 JustDaniel Morse miles
were decoded
but little by little
the ... Dec 23 11, 08:37 Larry I paid
off Christmas bills
because by tomorrow
eve... Dec 23 11, 15:05 JustDaniel Aslan
is the Lion
authored by Lewis;
mild and fear... Dec 28 11, 06:05 Alan HOLY MOLY
Jesus ?
Can't follow that
lest I... Dec 28 11, 08:33 JustDaniel Corp'ral
Schicklgruber
weaseled to Der Fuehrer... Dec 28 11, 10:28 Larry See guile
in every word
spoken by evil men;
specif... Dec 28 11, 13:42 JustDaniel Trust Smee:
he'll darn your socks
and save you... Dec 28 11, 13:57 Alan METHOD IN MADNESS
Good form
to be polite
courteou... Dec 30 11, 23:34 Larry Rip off
polite's facade.
Integrity to self
is ... Dec 31 11, 01:30 JustDaniel entrust
syllable-count
to those who feel the beat
... Jan 3 12, 12:03 Larry Incise
po' suthun' boys
for vocabulary
unb... Jan 3 12, 13:43 JustDaniel Gen'ral
Lee spoke with-draw'l
and fin... Jan 9 12, 11:39 Larry Useless
Grant, it may bust.
Lincoln’s log ic was f... Jan 10 12, 14:36 JustDaniel lass laughed
as best she could
knowing it wouldn... Jan 10 12, 15:47 Larry Ink ort
is left over
after the Rorschach tests
ar... Jan 11 12, 09:28 JustDaniel Vicks, Tums
and other brands
cost more than generi... Jan 11 12, 10:30 Larry With hem
barely below
Gluteus Maximus,
men will co... Jan 11 12, 10:59 JustDaniel eyes see
ends and butts:
buttocks make impressions... Jan 11 12, 11:10 Larry On down
is where ducks sit.
Getting down from a ho... Jan 12 12, 10:06 JustDaniel withers
make me wither
standing next to a horse;
w... Jan 12 12, 13:16 Larry Sew small
stitches in quilts
to keep batting in pl... Jan 12 12, 19:31 JustDaniel your lumps
can be taken
on your head if you tell
y... Jan 13 12, 08:18 Larry Sou’s small
and often lost
in pockets and value.
F... Jan 13 12, 12:30 JustDaniel your ode
is a drachma
in the bucket of life;
why n... Jan 13 12, 12:46 Larry Fountains
are shallow wells
into which one may tos... Jan 15 12, 14:09 JustDaniel dishes
wash easier
if they are scraped off first;
... Jan 16 12, 22:57 Larry That job
is what we call
"Free Water" pr... Jan 17 12, 08:31 JustDaniel fee line
is quite simple:
dog gladly does it free;... Jan 17 12, 10:06 Larry Like it?
All dogs lick it.
Cats are more discernin... Jan 17 12, 14:49 JustDaniel dish it
out if you can
take it when it's dishe... Jan 17 12, 15:40 Larry Explore
various paths
which make it difficult
for ... Jan 18 12, 09:53 JustDaniel resort
to serious
political subjects
if you would ... Jan 19 12, 10:01 Larry Humor:
Palliative
which mitigates the guilt
concom... Jan 19 12, 11:13 JustDaniel richness
fools many folk;
it makes us swallow cake... Jan 19 12, 12:37 Larry Live to
experience
the finer things in life.
Famil... Jan 20 12, 22:49 Alan ADIEU
or : Oh crumbs, wherefore art thou crumbs ..... Jan 21 12, 01:37 JustDaniel this life
is too precious
to yield to a fool's... Jan 22 12, 07:07 Alan Toucheeee !
Love
Alan Jan 22 12, 07:30 Larry Alan,
one never leaves
a good job unfinished.
Livi... Jan 22 12, 11:35 Alan To do,
or not to do,
surely is the question
weath... Jan 22 12, 13:05 JustDaniel wintrin'
in Florida
may help increase your war... Jan 24 12, 13:00 Larry Ewer wealth
may be obtained
by getting gold for st... Jan 24 12, 15:24 JustDaniel for tunes
to fit cinquains
the first line must hav... Jan 24 12, 16:49 Larry Distraught,
my southern drawl
lead me astray once ... Jan 25 12, 01:26 JustDaniel surrey
with fringe on top
once was a sign of wealt... Jan 25 12, 09:02 Larry With ink,
they print money
on special rag paper.
G... Jan 25 12, 09:33 JustDaniel britches
return to rags
sometimes before they... Jan 25 12, 10:23 Larry Others
may buy such things
pre-worn, pre-washed, p... Jan 26 12, 09:54 JustDaniel your shelf
is where you've placed
all the thin... Jan 26 12, 13:07 Larry Right now
is too early
for procrastinators.
Later ... Jan 26 12, 13:20 JustDaniel re-tired
he hit the road
confident that his car
wo... Jan 26 12, 17:33 Larry Corners
are better than
the Round-a-bout circles
f... Jan 27 12, 16:58 JustDaniel dozey
is what I got
from watching the movie
called... Jan 28 12, 10:50 Larry Just know
where's the remote
or the movie... Jan 30 12, 10:58 Alan Aye, lids
are oft left off
shampoos and sundry fla... Feb 10 12, 09:21 Larry Now spilled,
it's much too late
to cry over th... Feb 10 12, 10:11 JustDaniel pure flecks
of snow fell down
to cover every blade... Feb 18 12, 07:33 AMETHYST Wonderful turn at end, Daniel -
It has been a lon... Feb 18 12, 12:32 Larry Hi Liz, nice to see the "Cinquain Queen... Feb 18 12, 16:45 Alan Former
cinquain queens, red,
are welcome on this t... Feb 18 12, 18:05 Larry Will Duck,
Daffy's cousin,
cringes at loud noi... Feb 19 12, 09:58 AMETHYST Thank you Larry -
[center]Former
Cinquain queen... Feb 19 12, 10:37 Larry Alive
but unaware
there were two more new posts,
A... Feb 19 12, 15:56 AMETHYST Sorry Alan and Larry, I didn't see the two pos... Feb 20 12, 21:13 Larry With thin
participants
and collaborators,
inspirat... Feb 20 12, 23:40 Alan These days
are come, and gone
in an instant, a fla... Feb 21 12, 01:59 JustDaniel [ THIS ONE IS AN OOPS]
form 'er
up how your l... Feb 21 12, 08:07 JustDaniel buy, buy
indulgences
for having missed a page...
h... Feb 21 12, 08:10 Larry The page,
one of nineteen
and soon to be twenty,
f... Feb 21 12, 15:18 JustDaniel Sam won
the cleanup job;
he just did my office
and... Feb 21 12, 16:47 Alan Vacu-
um later, get
correct syllable count
with yo... Feb 21 12, 17:02 Larry Inn's pace
slowed to a crawl
when two o'cl... Feb 21 12, 20:03 Alan Crawled out,
or plain tuckered
on the calling of ... Feb 21 12, 20:29 JustDaniel song taut
no wasted words
with catchy melody
won... Feb 22 12, 00:03 Alan Four years;
some gestation !
Labour intensivel... Feb 22 12, 03:01 JustDaniel Amos
Quito bit me.
knock knock Who's there? A... Feb 22 12, 07:09 Larry A gain
in comedy
was lost in racism.
Vaudeville... Feb 22 12, 15:22 JustDaniel foil leaks
juicy substance
from your deli sandwich... Feb 22 12, 20:51 Larry Still... hot
from the wood fire
used to boil the c... Feb 23 12, 00:55 JustDaniel moon shines
o'er Miami...
but the question rem... Feb 24 12, 09:06 Alan ON A MOON CALLED NARCISSUS
As well
ask of the moo... Feb 24 12, 09:29 JustDaniel in spoon
held very still
I was found reflecting...... Feb 24 12, 13:52 Alan HAS-BEEN, IN THE TUREEN
The soup
is your new hom... Feb 24 12, 16:32 JustDaniel Carson
before Leno;
whom next with the mantle
of l... Feb 25 12, 16:47 Alan Jim'ney -
Cricket's the name,
and cricket... Feb 25 12, 21:36 Larry Fine hops
hit stumps on pitch
dislodging bails for... Feb 26 12, 12:19 Alan INNS AND OUTS
Confused ?
Study game's laws
Th... Feb 26 12, 13:44 Larry Retire
the side with outs;
just like a baseball ga... Feb 26 12, 14:22 Alan COMPOSITION
Make-up
of your fine balls
is no conc... Feb 26 12, 15:34 JustDaniel Will ripped
a high line drive
over the shortstop... Feb 26 12, 22:11 Alan DEGENERATION
Head on
collision :
oldster's go... Feb 27 12, 01:02 JustDaniel unroot
a seedling tree
perhaps a conifer
then deft... Feb 27 12, 08:49 Larry Add wharf
to a long beach
and strange birds will a... Feb 27 12, 16:17 Alan GROUNDED
Sun sets
at end of day
to rise again in ... Feb 27 12, 17:05 JustDaniel ground Ed
was substitute
when cannibal swore off
a... Feb 28 12, 08:01 Larry Wedges
are tapered blocks
used to separate things ... Feb 28 12, 10:09 JustDaniel and I
will al-way-ays
love you-ou-ou-ou-I
will alw... Feb 28 12, 15:04 Alan Dear Daniel,
Oh, clever, and so sad. Well done.
... Feb 28 12, 15:14 
Larry Alan, you must have been posting your answer the s... Feb 28 12, 15:20 1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
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