Thursday, February 26, 2009

Practicing my Cinquains

You could write some, too! They’re the perfect length for a coffee break, or while you’re waiting in a doctor’s office. See where it takes you. Relax your mind and you might be surprised - or just have a little creative fun.

Playground
Snow-covered, somnolent
Waiting, watching, remembering
A factory stood here
Space

Park
Night-shrouded, star-dazzled
Humming, tripping, thumping
Senses of old buildings
History

Umbrella
Wet, unwieldy
Folding, opening, shielding
Held against the sky
Protection

Pomegranate
Chambered, embryonic
Waiting, ripening, rotting
Not death: a circle
Seeds

2 comments:

  1. It's good you have a short form like this that inspires you. For me, it's the tanka.

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  2. I like tanka, too! But I like the varied line length of cinquain. I met a guy who, after hearing me talk about tanka, wrote a tanka about a truck... a "tanka" truck!

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