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For dVerse MTB: cinquains revisited

The American cinquain "...is a... five-line poem with a syllable count of 2-4-6-8-2, but there are plenty of variations.
You may use this form as a single stanza, you may reverse and/or do it as a mirror. When done well it also bridges into concrete or shape poetry, as it may be shaped as an arrow, you may even want to use it as the poem of a haibun."

I have chosen to write a Butterfly Cinquain.
2-4-6-8-2-8-6-4-2
centered


my Queen

of the Garden

saved from the neighbor's trash

now stands regal in the garden

golden

armlet, a crown upon her head

amid a scent of herbs

among the bees

she reigns


©2025 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved 

#americancinquain #butterflycinquain #dverse #syllabicpoetry 


Comments

  1. Kim M. RussellSeptember 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM

    A delightful butterfly cinquain, Lisa, and I love your recycled queen of the garden. She’s in a prime spot among bees and the scent of herbs.

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  2. Petru J ViljoenSeptember 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM

    saved from the trash! Love her regal reinstatement!

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  3. JadeLiSeptember 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM

    You are a hero, saving the queen <3

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  4. Maria L. BergSeptember 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM

    I enjoyed her story from trash to reigning among the bees. Takes "one man's trash" to another level.

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  5. TruedessaSeptember 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM

    The queen has found a new place to reign.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM

    One person's trash can become another's treasure. Lovely poem.

    Arcadia Maria

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  7. Rosemary Nissen-WadeSeptember 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM

    That was a very good save! Delightful poem, too.

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  8. paeansunpluggedSeptember 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM

    Lovely!

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  9. brudbergSeptember 6, 2025 at 7:40 AM

    What a lovely things to save, we need both queens and gnomes in the garden

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  10. D. AverySeptember 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM

    Great save! She deserves a garden to reign over. Well done, the saving and the cinquaining.

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