 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 issues
are much thinner
becoming obsolete
as the w... Jul 5 12, 23:04 JustDaniel extinct
is penmanship;
who can make an ink pen
do ... Jul 6 12, 09:01 Larry He'd done
calligraphy
in his spare time out ba... Jul 7 12, 16:25 JustDaniel Frank will
sit on his buns
after he has mustered
e... Jul 8 12, 20:29 Larry cat's up
on the red barn
chasing the fledgling... Jul 9 12, 15:59 JustDaniel get down
off of the geese;
your bed is thus feathe... Jul 9 12, 18:30 Larry offal
is a nice treat
for an afternoon tea
but you... Jul 10 12, 11:57 JustDaniel potty
is inviting
when a good book is near
and no ... Jul 10 12, 16:01 Larry toupee
the price to pay
for male pattern baldness
... Jul 11 12, 14:49 JustDaniel her suit
gave him a pain
in the very assets
that c... Jul 12 12, 07:03 Larry now busts
are inflated
to ridiculous size
where th... Jul 12 12, 10:25 JustDaniel inquest
after they blew
determined that she had
at... Jul 12 12, 12:55 Larry their fate
was precursor
to retail disaster
when c... Jul 13 12, 08:47 JustDaniel 'tis you
who normally
shows up when I write it... Jul 14 12, 07:41 Larry appears
and reappears
according to his mood
unwill... Jul 15 12, 16:03 JustDaniel moolah
isn't likely
for our kind of writing
bu... Jul 15 12, 17:31 Larry foreknown
are the results
of the pearls of wisdom
... Jul 18 12, 19:20 JustDaniel worthless
are mommaries
without a child to suck
un... Jul 19 12, 14:40 Larry tighten
the bond of love
with tender caresses
cudd... Jul 19 12, 15:35 JustDaniel bee-sting
can flip your day
from a pleasant sit-do... Jul 20 12, 08:58 Larry over
elaborate
and you’ve baroque what’s wrought
m... Jul 21 12, 15:10 JustDaniel pow wow
in a teepee
will not be a pipe dream
unles... Jul 23 12, 08:05 Larry With pot
under the bed
will Mary wanna ask,
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Brothers' song list
includes A Brighter... Aug 2 12, 15:27 Larry Lauds dog:
What dyslexics
do when they are at chur... Aug 2 12, 16:09 JustDaniel Mitt who?
Both a catcher
and a first baseman wear
... Aug 3 12, 06:29 Larry Were-wolves
don’t like baseball,
especially at nig... Aug 6 12, 23:08 JustDaniel third ball
make the batter
anticipate a walk
which... Aug 7 12, 07:46 Larry for most
one out of three
is a great average
and i... Aug 9 12, 14:16 JustDaniel base ball
at Ft. Lewis
has all in one McChord
... Aug 10 12, 08:32 Larry airmen
grounded from flight
are worse than wounded... Aug 12 12, 14:52 JustDaniel basses
are baritones
who deal with the low-down
an... Aug 12 12, 15:43 Larry ten or
twelve years ago
an E below low C
made me a... Aug 13 12, 00:16 JustDaniel burro
got a load off
when he kicked his owner
who ... Aug 13 12, 19:59 Larry lighted
the dynamite
loaded on the burro
wanting t... Aug 14 12, 15:15 JustDaniel ass says
that there is gold
but he's just as j... Aug 14 12, 16:16 Larry hair parts
the follicles
through epithelia’s
if it... Aug 16 12, 14:22 JustDaniel her suit
seemed too skimpy
but she did not agree
b... Aug 17 12, 00:31 Larry birthday
celebrations
will grow old in a while
any... Aug 19 12, 14:14 JustDaniel on birthdays
candles
suck oxygen
from the air tha... Aug 20 12, 08:00 Larry form mind
like it’s putty
able to wrap around
know... Aug 22 12, 00:33 JustDaniel impressed
semen from War
of 1812 now found
to have... Aug 22 12, 12:25 Larry in roots
there is new growth
which comes in spurts... Aug 25 12, 16:00 JustDaniel stamen
has an anther
to produce and contain
pollen... Aug 28 12, 08:13 Larry touchéd
by florid speech
with carnal innuendoes
na... Sep 3 12, 23:52 JustDaniel tulips
relieve themselves
... peonies of gard... Sep 5 12, 07:42 Larry thyme oil
and chamomile
in tea with peppermint
rel... Sep 5 12, 18:28 JustDaniel Plan, Ted!
Don't sit around
expecting ever... Sep 6 12, 11:48 Larry from God...
equality
what happens thereafter
depen... Sep 9 12, 23:55 Cleo_Serapis Solid and beautiful words of wisdom and insight, L... Sep 10 12, 05:25 JustDaniel threw life
down the toilet
but hat trouble flushin... Sep 17 12, 07:49 Larry over
hearing their plight
a Good Samaritan
handed ... Sep 17 12, 14:47 JustDaniel to them
he gave two dice,
which Paradise they cast... Sep 18 12, 10:41 Larry to nose
in the wrong place
may get it out of joint... Oct 2 12, 09:21 JustDaniel grandson
brings P-Pop joy
giving him a second
chan... Oct 2 12, 17:34 Larry pay rent
with books and toys
which please the gran... Oct 4 12, 13:53 JustDaniel your arms
were gigantic
when you were much younger... Oct 8 12, 16:30 Larry that was
an illusion
or comparative lack
in disce... Oct 16 12, 15:45 Alan SEA FOOD, NOW YOU DON'T
Mussels
are delicious... Oct 27 12, 01:22 Larry two squid
were entangled
in a fight or in love
ten... Oct 30 12, 13:13 Alan SEEING RED ?
armless
and legless too
this just sh... Nov 1 12, 02:38 JustDaniel off-line
I've had less time
for anything but w... Nov 4 12, 08:46 Larry working
is not a choice
after you have retired,
it... Nov 7 12, 16:05 Alan Do-list
all your do-ties
do include done-by time
o... Nov 7 12, 17:04 Larry at dawn
you may be shot
while taking your shoes of... Nov 13 12, 10:34 JustDaniel your spouts
off at your wife
were a poor idea...
n... Nov 16 12, 17:38 Larry just taint
surrounding air
with colorful jests
whe... Nov 19 12, 15:36 Alan You died
You'd eyed
the fair young maid
just ... Nov 19 12, 17:00 Larry ewe dyed
a garish green
hides in the tall grasses
... Nov 20 12, 15:44 Alan She pish
behind a bush.
What a relief that was;
Ma... Nov 20 12, 17:26 JustDaniel goal-rush
unsuccessful;
kicked it over the net
and... Nov 22 12, 12:37 Larry who's cored
a ripe apple
only to find some wor... Nov 27 12, 16:29 JustDaniel her vest
sporting snowflakes
glistens from the sun... Dec 1 12, 08:45 Larry Hi Daniel,
This, too, seems to be of a personal n... Dec 5 12, 15:54 JustDaniel crying
may yet go on
into the evening
but the morr... Dec 7 12, 15:46 Larry re: new
Cinquain format
with two-three-five-eight-... Dec 7 12, 23:04 JustDaniel baby
me a little;
I often make mistakes
when I try... Dec 9 12, 17:35 Larry hand golf
is a new game
where your fingers are clu... Dec 10 12, 00:46 JustDaniel boarders
are just roomers
who also eat their meals... Dec 19 12, 08:04 Larry roamers
have no borders
they travel all over,
conn... Dec 21 12, 16:17 JustDaniel gyp sees
a way to con
while still being a pro
... Dec 28 12, 02:45 Larry offer
the errant con
a chance to change his ways
w... Dec 30 12, 08:59 JustDaniel pan dings
cause food to stick;
cleaning scratches ... Dec 30 12, 13:10 Larry knew pots
would dent if dropped
so new floors were... Dec 31 12, 19:30 JustDaniel rub 'er
while she's cooking;
it helps gene... Jan 1 13, 01:29 Larry some space
must be required
when she begins cookin... Jan 1 13, 01:45 JustDaniel over
a full course meal
dessert-ing the kitchen
co... Jan 1 13, 06:29 Larry too nice
to leave alone
so I made a sandwich
and a... Jan 1 13, 12:58 JustDaniel pee-jays
were optional
because our eye balls fell
... Jan 1 13, 15:53 Larry did Square
hide pot in use
if some of the angles
i... Jan 1 13, 18:45 JustDaniel for once
I have no clue
what you're writing ab... Jan 4 13, 17:24 Larry Hi Daniel,
I know you are familiar with Pythagora... Jan 6 13, 12:24 JustDaniel to me
you make it clear;
it certainly was not
your... Jan 6 13, 13:45 Larry my brain,
illogically,
believed that everyone
was ... Jan 6 13, 14:34 JustDaniel oft-thought
misperceptions
make communication
more... Jan 6 13, 14:48 Larry we now
keep it simple
though it will dull the mind... Jan 7 13, 10:44 JustDaniel witness
says that Larry
looks over my shoulder
to ... Jan 7 13, 16:53 Larry eye past
the obvious
uncertainty you feel
when you... Jan 8 13, 09:31 JustDaniel the whey
on Muffet's lap
caused her to spill h... Jan 8 13, 10:06 
Larry taste her
asked the spider
she is not the right se... Jan 8 13, 14:45 3 User(s) are reading this topic (3 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
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