DAY SEVEN!! “Cinquain Poem" - PATTERN TWO" for “30 Poems in 30 Days”

Two days ago we did Cinquain Poem ~ I mentioned there is more than one style of cinquain poem – so we’ll call this “Pattern Two.” (Pattern One was all about the number of syllables per line - Pattern Two is all about the NUMBER OF WORDS per line, regardless of how many syllables each line has).

Cinq is French for FIVE ~ this poem has five lines that follow a specific pattern.

Don't give this short five-lined poem a title; rather, the FIRST line (one word) becomes the title.

It does not rhyme (unless your ending words just happen to rhyme but don't TRY to make it rhyme). In this version you count the number of words per line and each line has specific requirements:

1^st line ~ one word – the subject (or title) or your poem

2^nd line ~ two words that describe the title/subject

3^rd line ~ three words that express action

4^th line ~ four words that express a thought or feeling

5^th line ~ one word synonym for title (restates your subject using a different word)

Here's my efforts; one I wrote this morning and two from three years ago: 

Adorable

Little girl

Hugs her grandma

Tight as she can

Delightful

                                                 © 2014 Stephanie Abney

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Service

Helping others

Let’s work together

Bearing one another’s burdens

Love

                                                 © 2011 Stephanie Abney

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Heaven

Eternal Reward

Must get there

Loved ones are waiting

Home

                                                 © 2011 Stephanie Abney

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Okay, YOUR TURN!! Remember, it's all about the NUMBER of WORDS, not syllables. Go!