 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 
JustDaniel Hmm... then I'll have to begin with the end of... Feb 28 12, 16:25 Alan BASE NECESSITY
Water
aye flows downhill
it's ... Feb 29 12, 02:33 JustDaniel cold wife
is a problem
for everyday living
unless ... Feb 29 12, 08:58 Alan BAD HAIR DAY
Bead 'ead,
she called me once;
o... Feb 29 12, 12:29 JustDaniel beaded
tie-dyed sweat shirt
seemed rather out of s... Feb 29 12, 13:08 Larry "Hood hangs!",
the herald roared
thr... Feb 29 12, 15:52 Alan JERKY MOVEMENT
Jerkin
beef or chicken
is too hot... Mar 1 12, 01:13 JustDaniel ducat
is way too much
to spend for chicken soup
an... Mar 1 12, 19:01 Alan Swan's song
is purely myth
just like dog's... Mar 2 12, 02:37 JustDaniel I taint
all that I touch
with a twisted humor
that... Mar 2 12, 08:32 Alan PUNDITTY
I'm nuts
about you too
sanity wrappe... Mar 2 12, 08:54 JustDaniel withal
I am humbled
to have a positive
effect to s... Mar 2 12, 10:00 Alan With you
sometimes silent,
my world is in mourning... Mar 2 12, 17:39 Larry Ain't there?
Why not aren't there?
"A... Mar 2 12, 23:16 Alan Spooked tongue -
he aren’t there
is ungrammatical ... Mar 4 12, 14:02 Larry QUOTE Spooked tongue?
Is that
a dialect?
It's... Mar 5 12, 16:31 Alan Dear Larry,
Waaal, I was just fooling about reall... Mar 5 12, 16:38 Larry No problem Alan, I'm just messing with semanti... Mar 7 12, 23:56 Alan SHEEP DIP
Minded
like herd of sheep
to follow eac... Mar 8 12, 05:22 Larry Wholly
distasteful stuff!
If served, some migh... Mar 8 12, 15:16 JustDaniel would yew
make a good bow?
you can bet your bow st... Mar 8 12, 17:48 Alan CAUTIONARY TALE
Ceed her
all marital
territory, b... Mar 9 12, 01:52 JustDaniel bellow
if I'm bitten?
below my dignity!
at... Mar 9 12, 10:13 Larry Herbs act
to season bites
but may be no good in
fl... Mar 9 12, 15:50 Alan Shy lock
blunts the thrusting
of over-eager key
sh... Mar 9 12, 15:58 JustDaniel food's glow
sheds some light on
the radiation ... Mar 10 12, 01:36 Alan GRUEL FATES
For lunch
we've left overs
for di... Mar 10 12, 17:39 Larry For launch,
one needs two keys
to turn concurrentl... Mar 10 12, 21:53 JustDaniel matter
does not matter
unless you happen to
be lyi... Mar 11 12, 02:17 Alan UPS AND DOWNS
Foetal
attraction
the bond between... Mar 11 12, 02:31 JustDaniel don't lose your marbles
go-rounds
with your t... Mar 11 12, 06:44 Larry Today,
I'd have the steak
but it's Lenten ... Mar 11 12, 08:24 Alan Marbles
I've still got mine
although similar s... Mar 11 12, 08:31 JustDaniel one Lee
Meriwether
was nominated twice
for a Golde... Mar 11 12, 13:22 Alan Joan sings
to a small point
a foot or so in front ... Mar 11 12, 17:11 Larry No grass
must go uncut.
In a manicured lawn
everyt... Mar 12 12, 00:24 Alan WELL, MEAT BY MOONLIGHT ?
To pot
or not to pot
ay... Mar 12 12, 01:39 JustDaniel parboil
your fresh chicken
to set up barbecue;
kee... Mar 12 12, 08:24 Larry If mined
of its giblets
before it is parboiled,
ch... Mar 12 12, 09:36 JustDaniel fish bait?
not at my house!
our yellow lab get... Mar 12 12, 10:32 Alan They're boiled
beaten, bullied
and as a last, ... Mar 12 12, 10:52 JustDaniel tooweet...
came the wee sound
from an overlooked e... Mar 12 12, 12:34 Larry Toe at
the starting line,
he tenses for the sound
... Mar 12 12, 23:02 JustDaniel Grandson #5; Grandchild #6
both blink
at Reese... Mar 13 12, 11:56 Alan WAKE UP CALL
(but still can't smell the coffe... Mar 13 12, 12:07 Larry Okay Daniel and Alan,
I'll do two and end wit... Mar 13 12, 19:36 Alan LIFE'S RACE, ALMOST RUN
Two, one,
starter... Mar 14 12, 00:36 JustDaniel calm lasts
until Alan
shrieks in embarrassment
bot... Mar 14 12, 08:07 Larry Rear high
and gallop off
west into the sunset.
The... Mar 14 12, 08:26 JustDaniel sliver
in his big toe
stopped Alan in his tracks
l... Mar 14 12, 08:51 Larry Lapped hem:
the dressmakers
best device for keepin... Mar 14 12, 14:28 Alan Seen, typed,
these my letters ?
Having fingers so ... Mar 14 12, 17:59 Alan Melted
gone with the wind
seeping into the ground
... Mar 16 12, 14:13 Larry A gain
has no value
when it comes by deceit.
Honor... Mar 20 12, 08:20 Alan Forint
Hungarian
money before Euro
how they yearn ... Mar 20 12, 11:27 JustDaniel O lay
your head on me
unburden all your pain
and I... Mar 20 12, 14:22 Larry Toe, heel,
toe, heel, toe, heel
the policeman repe... Mar 21 12, 00:18 Alan I'M PRISONED
Thai trope
or latin tongue
langu... Mar 21 12, 01:17 JustDaniel all sew
and no fun-time
can make you all bound up;... Mar 21 12, 08:51 Larry Stitch us
with your humor
so that we may all laugh... Mar 21 12, 12:28 Alan With yams,
variety's
the very spice of life
in... Mar 22 12, 01:22 Larry I scream
for Ice Cream
but not sweet potato.
That ... Mar 22 12, 13:52 Alan OBI ICE CREAM - YUM
You scratch
your potato
and g... Mar 22 12, 15:06 Larry Eyes stream
with onion tears
when making shrimp cr... Mar 23 12, 00:31 Alan That'll do
Nicely Johnson
in Guys and (hidden)... Mar 23 12, 01:26 Larry Bad way
home from the pub
confused Alan. Was it
3... Mar 23 12, 08:01 Alan War knot
tied ! With challenge
to count, or kn... Mar 24 12, 02:02 Merlin Orchard
Birds on feeders
Goggle, squabble, quarrel... Mar 25 12, 12:12 Alan MEIN GOTT, ZOS YANKS EFFERYVERE
Springtime
for He... Mar 25 12, 14:50 JustDaniel new buds
on bronze lilies
now trump the daffodils
... Mar 25 12, 16:18 Alan BBQ
Backdraught;
conflagration
in spades, with ox... Mar 26 12, 08:21 Larry Backdrop
of green broadswords
frame gladiolus spea... Mar 26 12, 08:35 Alan Offspring
not sprung enough !
Being Dad lasts ... Mar 26 12, 08:42 Larry Tilled earth
brings aromas
of forgotten seasons
de... Mar 26 12, 10:33 Alan Flowers :
rills, streams, rivers,
all are forever ... Mar 26 12, 17:59 Larry Traffic
in the country
has very little wait
and wh... Mar 27 12, 00:15 Alan Rolling
bucolic drunk,
meet rolling country road
e... Mar 27 12, 05:17 Larry Other
country roads are
two lane hog backed death ... Mar 28 12, 17:18 Alan You face
ev'ry peril
on land and on the sea
th... Mar 28 12, 18:26 Larry Bed's pace
is equal to
but not greater than th... Mar 29 12, 00:18 Alan 'Ten-shun !
Mot-i-on is,
the last time I l... Mar 29 12, 06:11 Larry Tension
always builds when
pronunciations aren... Mar 29 12, 07:48 Alan Web stars
are all spiders,
so say the insiders :
B... Mar 29 12, 08:31 Larry "Damn flies
mess up my web!",
said t... Mar 29 12, 10:17 Alan Buttered
husband, she said,
the was a pregnant p... Mar 29 12, 11:06 Larry Carving
out a living
is an onerous task
best left ... Mar 29 12, 15:16 Alan Sharp lives
just be careful
that you don't cut... Mar 29 12, 16:41 JustDaniel Jung bled
analysis...
perusing the psyche
in a sys... Mar 30 12, 14:38 Alan his dream
is my nightmare,
being told what I am
by... Mar 30 12, 15:39 JustDaniel to much
of the small crowd
few words would have be... Mar 31 12, 16:44 Alan too much
spoken with much
approval, opposite
is w... Mar 31 12, 18:23 Larry Paar out
because censors
edited a good joke.
Today... Apr 1 12, 08:25 Alan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RiverTrentNottin... Apr 1 12, 09:39 Larry They pour
from the city
on country holidays,
flood... Apr 1 12, 23:51 Alan River
Phoenix is dead
but with that fan-worship
th... Apr 2 12, 01:34 Larry Reborn,
he walks again
in the two dimensions
that ... Apr 2 12, 07:03 Alan Dark blood
all mixed with white
still makes just o... Apr 2 12, 17:42 Larry Equid:
Taxonomic
name for horse-like creatures.
A ... Apr 3 12, 06:38 Alan Horses
are for courses
when money of course is
exc... Apr 3 12, 08:12 
Larry His wealth
is ill-gotten
unless I just bet four
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