Cinquain Train

poetinahat · 10-24-2006, 06:26 PM

Just for fun -- one more game thread. I got the idea from Norman D Gutter, who mentioned cinquains.

Cinquains are five-line poems. I've found several sets of rules for them -- I've picked the form below because it lends itself best to a game. Just start with the last line of the previous poem (as in the chain, chain, chain thread).

Line 1 = 2 syllables
Line 2 = 4 syll.
Line 3 = 6 syll.
Line 4 = 8 syll.
Line 5 = 2 syll.

Okay, here's your start:

Floodlights
Bathe shy faces
In a crude dazzle splash.
Frightened men hunch and wail, helpless.
Dogs bark.

Rivana · 10-24-2006, 06:56 PM

Yay! Game!
^o^

Walk on
scattered roses.
I hear a distant prayer
calling for the darkness to end.
Dawn comes.

*

KTC · 10-24-2006, 07:26 PM

Dawn comes,
white light nestles
upon the spread of sheets
intriguing me with their wisdom
Cool warmth

Norman D Gutter · 10-24-2006, 07:32 PM

Floodlights
Bathe shy faces
In a crude dazzle splash.
Frightened men hunch and wail, helpless.
Dogs bark.
===========================

Dogs bark
as lightning lights
a night sky. But no, not
a storm, but a lone meteor.
Cats sleep.

Rivana · 10-24-2006, 09:10 PM

*groans* I knew I'd missed something... Oh well...

Cats sleep
under moonlight
lapping milk from the sky
in dreams full of playing and fun
Stars fall

jst5150 · 10-24-2006, 10:57 PM

Stars fall
mighty gall'yon
thunders shots into night
smashing clipper's thin outer shell
Deep sixed

Godfather · 10-25-2006, 12:34 AM

deep sixed
watch them thrift
a six-pack of artists
haha! diff'rent, original?
whats that?

moblues · 10-25-2006, 07:51 AM

What’s that?
You say something?
I must have misheard you.
I fear it is just but a game
To you.

poetinahat · 10-25-2006, 11:23 AM

To you
a gallery
is vibrant asylum,
a decrepit shipping warehouse
downtown.

ddgryphon · 10-25-2006, 02:02 PM

Downtown
night lights blinking
reflections in windows
flashing between breaths in dark panes
alone

KTC · 10-25-2006, 03:04 PM

.

Rivana · 10-25-2006, 03:44 PM

Chanting
prayers to the sky
forgotten words of faith
fill the heavens with their love
Be safe

KTC · 10-25-2006, 03:47 PM

Be safe,
arms to Jesus
flung in prayer despair
circling the dizzying fray
faith song

Rivana · 10-25-2006, 04:39 PM

Faith song
for the first time
sung as if they meant it
Perhaps there's hope for mankind yet
Let's hope

Godfather · 10-25-2006, 05:45 PM

lets hope
that we can hope
even when our hope glands
have dried out, and our eyes start to
water

Lyra Jean · 10-25-2006, 05:59 PM

Let's hope
all is fair in
love and war for they both
hurt. Injured parties grieve with each
other.

moblues · 10-26-2006, 08:00 AM

Water
cold and lonely
is the home we now know.
Rust, ruptured bilge now our blanket
We sleep.

Dee · 10-26-2006, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rosemerry

Let's hope
all is fair in
love and war for they both
hurt. Injured parties grieve with each
other.

Rosemerry, I see you too love faeries. I am working on a book of faery poetry. It's been blissfully fun.

Anyway, I'm glad I stumbled across this thread... I love these games.

Other
People may stare
But they can't see inside
To where the soul cradles my heart
Divine

moblues · 10-27-2006, 08:23 AM

We sleep
Once we were young.
We speak to you each day
Of the tales of your ancestors
We live.

Lyra Jean · 10-27-2006, 08:27 AM

We live
in a world of
wonder and delight mixed
with terror, sorrow, grief and then
we die.

kdnxdr · 10-27-2006, 09:17 AM

we die
extinquished suns
vibrant fires no longer
black holes consuming others' death
we're cold

Dee · 10-27-2006, 03:41 PM

We die
Life extinguished
Our essense floats away
Scooped up midflight by God himself
We live

KTC · 10-27-2006, 03:44 PM

We live
inside ourselves
protection against death
a promise broken in the end
with hope

Dee · 10-27-2006, 03:49 PM

With Hope
She bade farewell
To the love of her life
Only temporarily gone
Faithful

pconsidine · 10-27-2006, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dee

With Hope
She bade farewell
To the love of her life
Only temporarily gone
Faithful

Faithful
do we suffer
the sins of our fathers.
Our redemption comes from battle
hard won.

10-24-2006, 06:26 PM	#1
poetinahat come in, all you jesters SuperModerator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: enter, all you fools Posts: 19,903	Cinquain Train Just for fun -- one more game thread. I got the idea from Norman D Gutter, who mentioned cinquains. Cinquains are five-line poems. I've found several sets of rules for them -- I've picked the form below because it lends itself best to a game. Just start with the last line of the previous poem (as in the chain, chain, chain thread). Line 1 = 2 syllables Line 2 = 4 syll. Line 3 = 6 syll. Line 4 = 8 syll. Line 5 = 2 syll. Okay, here's your start: Floodlights Bathe shy faces In a crude dazzle splash. Frightened men hunch and wail, helpless. Dogs bark. __________________ 8. Rewrite until it stops being a horrible incoherent mess (in other people's opinion, because what do I know). -- RichardGarfinkle

10-24-2006, 06:56 PM	#2
Rivana Walks in the shades. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 1,546	Yay! Game! ^o^ Walk on scattered roses. I hear a distant prayer calling for the darkness to end. Dawn comes. * __________________ www.rivanacreations.com

10-24-2006, 07:26 PM	#3
KTC THE REASONS - Now Available! Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 25,239	Dawn comes, white light nestles upon the spread of sheets intriguing me with their wisdom Cool warmth __________________ One-Stop Shopping - My books on Amazon Buy any of my 3 novels between MAY 15-31, 2013 and 100% of my royalties is donated to Male Survivor Weekends of Recovery Scholarship Fund! "I'll have no truck with plots." ~ Sheldon Cooper

10-24-2006, 07:32 PM	#4
Norman D Gutter Engineer Sonneteer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 1,782	Floodlights Bathe shy faces In a crude dazzle splash. Frightened men hunch and wail, helpless. Dogs bark. =========================== Dogs bark as lightning lights a night sky. But no, not a storm, but a lone meteor. Cats sleep. __________________ I blog, therefore I am. My author page at Amazon's Kindle Store.

10-24-2006, 09:10 PM	#5
Rivana Walks in the shades. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 1,546	groans I knew I'd missed something... Oh well... Cats sleep under moonlight lapping milk from the sky in dreams full of playing and fun Stars fall __________________ www.rivanacreations.com

10-24-2006, 10:57 PM	#6
jst5150 "No. YOU move." AW Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Expat Posts: 4,701	Stars fall mighty gall'yon thunders shots into night smashing clipper's thin outer shell Deep sixed __________________ http://www.jasontudor.com \| http://www.myscifishow.com Last edited by jst5150; 10-24-2006 at 11:00 PM.

10-25-2006, 12:34 AM	#7
Godfather back door man Join Date: May 2005 Location: the right place at the wrong time Posts: 3,554	deep sixed watch them thrift a six-pack of artists haha! diff'rent, original? whats that? __________________ He could not get out the answer for the sum but it did not matter. White roses and red roses: those were beautiful colours to think of. - Joyce

10-25-2006, 07:51 AM	#8
moblues Banned Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,287	What’s that? You say something? I must have misheard you. I fear it is just but a game To you.

10-25-2006, 11:23 AM	#9
poetinahat come in, all you jesters SuperModerator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: enter, all you fools Posts: 19,903	To you a gallery is vibrant asylum, a decrepit shipping warehouse downtown. __________________ 8. Rewrite until it stops being a horrible incoherent mess (in other people's opinion, because what do I know). -- RichardGarfinkle

10-25-2006, 02:02 PM	#10
ddgryphon King of Sloth Town Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in exile Posts: 2,339	Downtown night lights blinking reflections in windows flashing between breaths in dark panes alone __________________ Music Page My AW Collection I'm a Deviant ~ If Love is a shelter I want to walk in the rain. ~

10-25-2006, 03:04 PM	#11
KTC THE REASONS - Now Available! Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 25,239	. __________________ One-Stop Shopping - My books on Amazon Buy any of my 3 novels between MAY 15-31, 2013 and 100% of my royalties is donated to Male Survivor Weekends of Recovery Scholarship Fund! "I'll have no truck with plots." ~ Sheldon Cooper Last edited by KTC; 04-04-2008 at 04:14 PM.

10-25-2006, 03:44 PM	#12
Rivana Walks in the shades. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 1,546	Chanting prayers to the sky forgotten words of faith fill the heavens with their love Be safe __________________ www.rivanacreations.com

10-25-2006, 03:47 PM	#13
KTC THE REASONS - Now Available! Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 25,239	Be safe, arms to Jesus flung in prayer despair circling the dizzying fray faith song __________________ One-Stop Shopping - My books on Amazon Buy any of my 3 novels between MAY 15-31, 2013 and 100% of my royalties is donated to Male Survivor Weekends of Recovery Scholarship Fund! "I'll have no truck with plots." ~ Sheldon Cooper

10-25-2006, 04:39 PM	#14
Rivana Walks in the shades. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 1,546	Faith song for the first time sung as if they meant it Perhaps there's hope for mankind yet Let's hope __________________ www.rivanacreations.com

10-25-2006, 05:45 PM	#15
Godfather back door man Join Date: May 2005 Location: the right place at the wrong time Posts: 3,554	lets hope that we can hope even when our hope glands have dried out, and our eyes start to water __________________ He could not get out the answer for the sum but it did not matter. White roses and red roses: those were beautiful colours to think of. - Joyce

10-25-2006, 05:59 PM	#16
Lyra Jean 18 months He's a walker not undead. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Boca Raton - Mouth of the Rat Posts: 5,130	Let's hope all is fair in love and war for they both hurt. Injured parties grieve with each other. __________________ Facebook My history Blog: Beyond Tourism: Florida's Yesteryear My Quilting Blog: A Stitch in Time WIP:Long Term Engagement (A Retelling of Sleeping Beauty) word count: 1068

10-26-2006, 08:00 AM	#17
moblues Banned Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,287	Water cold and lonely is the home we now know. Rust, ruptured bilge now our blanket We sleep.

10-27-2006, 08:23 AM	#19
moblues Banned Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,287	We sleep Once we were young. We speak to you each day Of the tales of your ancestors We live.

10-27-2006, 08:27 AM	#20
Lyra Jean 18 months He's a walker not undead. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Boca Raton - Mouth of the Rat Posts: 5,130	We live in a world of wonder and delight mixed with terror, sorrow, grief and then we die. __________________ Facebook My history Blog: Beyond Tourism: Florida's Yesteryear My Quilting Blog: A Stitch in Time WIP:Long Term Engagement (A Retelling of Sleeping Beauty) word count: 1068

10-27-2006, 09:17 AM	#21
kdnxdr One of the most important people in the world Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: near to Dogwood Missouri Posts: 7,718	we die extinquished suns vibrant fires no longer black holes consuming others' death we're cold __________________ check out my flickr photos : http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdnxdr/ Here is our new website for culinary classes and tours: http://www.rolandparny.com Blog: Food For Thought http://www.rolandparny.com/food-for-thought.html

10-27-2006, 03:41 PM	#22
Dee practical experience, FTW Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: IN Posts: 131	We die Life extinguished Our essense floats away Scooped up midflight by God himself We live

10-27-2006, 03:44 PM	#23
KTC THE REASONS - Now Available! Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 25,239	We live inside ourselves protection against death a promise broken in the end with hope __________________ One-Stop Shopping - My books on Amazon Buy any of my 3 novels between MAY 15-31, 2013 and 100% of my royalties is donated to Male Survivor Weekends of Recovery Scholarship Fund! "I'll have no truck with plots." ~ Sheldon Cooper

10-27-2006, 03:49 PM	#24
Dee practical experience, FTW Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: IN Posts: 131	With Hope She bade farewell To the love of her life Only temporarily gone Faithful

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