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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. 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. saved from the trash! Love her regal reinstatement!

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  3. You are a hero, saving the queen <3

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

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  5. The queen has found a new place to reign.

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

    Arcadia Maria

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

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