Cinquain Poems
Posted: Saturday, July 25, 2009
by Nenita Wells
Water
Faucet gushing
Quenching thirsty human
Bathing, drinking, cleansing, washing
Consumed.
Brown Owl
Nocturnal bird
Perched on church steeple
Round eyes roving observing down
People.
Mute Swan
Bright white plumage
Heaviest waterfowl
Less vocal, not always silent
In flight.
Tarsier
Smallest kind
Loud piercing single note
Call, nocturnal solitary
Monkey.
Smile
Spreading joy
Contagious, traveling,
Eradicating frowning face
Youthful.
The cinquain (pronounced SING-cane) poem, a poetic form consisting of five lines with syllable count as follows: two syllables in the first line (serves as the title), four syllables in the second line, six syllables in the third line, eight syllables in the fourth line and back to two syllables in the fifth.
By Nenita Wells
July 24, 2009
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By Nenita Wells
July 24, 2009
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The author was born in one of the 7,100 islands in the Philippines, in Leyte where the famous American five-star general, Douglas MacArthur landed during WWII. She is one of eight children, and she has thirty-five nieces and nephews. She was raised by her parents to be a good Christian. Attended public school both in Elementary and High School in the Philippines. She went to college under the work and study program, earned her bachelor's degree with honors and her first paid full-time job was as secretary to the High School Principal, her first boss was a Benedictine Sister from Germany who was the Administrator of the Catholic school. She lived in New York City from 1977 to 2004 and now lives in Providence, Rhode Island. She loves to read and write poetry.
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More commentsThanks Nenita. You brought me back to rememberance. Cinquain, it has been quite a while...Thanks again for the flow of the poem. Cinquains takes patience and concentration.Hi Dr. Rucker.I am grateful that you stopped by, read and commented my poems. Patience I have a lot of, concentration I need plenty of. LOL. Thanks again.Best regards to you and yours,Nenita
great rediscovery. just ticked my knowledge. And it seems challenging and great fun. hi.hi. hi...hiii....again. great poem tho..Hi Normm.Thank you so much for commenting and reading and appreciating my poem. It is a pleasure to know that someone likes my poem. There is another poetic form called Haiku Poem (Japanese) wherein you are to portray an image to the reader in 17 syllables in three lines. It will be a challenge for me to do this, so I will be looking forward to your comments.God bless.Best regards to you and yours,Nenita
Great job!!!! I learned something new about poetry and style. Thank you for sharing. Keep it comeing and I will keep reading.Sincerely,LawrenceThanks Lawrence.I appreciate your reading and commenting my poem. I am looking forward to reading your articles/poems. Keep them coming!Best regards to you and your family,Nenita
I do love the cinquain! I have written one called Melancholy Moon, i shall have to share it with you some time. Thank you for bringing these lovely poems to our attention. JulianHi Julian.Thank you for your kind words. I can't wait to read your "Melancholy Moon". I am still figuring out your "Crimes of Colour..." which I will revisit soon.Thanks again for stopping by and reading my poem.Best regards to you and yours,NenitaGlad you are enjoying fathoming out "crimes of colour"! Here is my melancholy moon cinquain as promised....Pale moon
fading, sinking
Weeping for all mankind
resigned as sunlight approaches...
night dies.(J Price)Hi Jillian.Thank you so much for sharing the "Melancholy Moon", it touched me.Brilliantly written.Best regards,NenitaGlad you enjoyed"Melancholy Moon" Nenita! My pleasure. Julian
Your amazing talent boggles the mind!Awesome!Hi Ken.Thank you so much for your warm and kind words. It gives me honor and pleasure knowing that someone like you read and like my poem. Your "My View From the Moon" is filled with feelings. It is a great poem! it is one of my favorites.P.S. I have read the entire series of "The Amulet" (beginning to part XII). I get to know the amazing characters of your story. I can't wait to read the next one. Thanks for sharing.Warm regards to you and yours,Nenita
A very simple, yet complex and overwhelmingly beautiful work of art.Hello.Thank you so much for your warm and kind words. I appreciate your liking my work.Best regards to you and yours.Nenita
You write very good writing. I don't like poems much.Hi Stan.Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate your reading and commenting on my poem. Poems are expression of ones soul, if you read it slowly and feel it, you will be surprised what it can do. LOLBest regards and good luck to you.Nenita
They say you learn something new every day... and what a beautiful thing I have learned today about cinquain poemsKeep wellKacyHi Kacy.Thank you so much for reading and commenting on my poem. It gave me so much pleasure knowing that you liked my poem. I apologize for the delay in my response.Best regards to you and yours,Nenita
yes, I was guided by the beautiful author to this siteHi Don.Thank you so much for reading and commenting my poem. It gives me so much pleasure knowing that someone from Jefferson City appreciates my poems. I am inspired by your comment.God bless and good health.Best regardsNenita
Hi Aunt Nenit,The titles are well related to each other except maybe for water(?). Nice work of art.EdwinHi Edwin, Thank you for stopping by, reading and commenting. I know what you mean about the water. A question was asked in this site if water can kill you. My answer was, if it is a body of water such as the tsunami, or flash flood, or tidal wave, the answer is yes. Water also destroy a lot of things, valuable and invaluable. I am so sorry to hear about the flash flood in your place. I hope the clean-up and restoration will be immediate. God bless. Love and prayers, Aunt Nenet
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