Goodbye to the Cinner!*

And it is time to say goodbye to Cinquain November! I have to say this poem type has been a lot of fun to write, it kind of defies writer's block because you can at least start a poem which makes it easier to proceed.  So thanks again to AVR who suggest this poem type.

Stay tuned to see what poetry type I will be using in December!!

Cinquains.
Simple.  Descriptive.
Building, counting, publishing.
Quatrain plus some more.
Poetic Pentagon.

*That is my nickname for the cinquain.  We had such a nice run together.

November is About Giving Cinquains. And Thanks, You Should Give Thanks Too.

Ok November's poem type is (insert poorly edited pause from a reality TV show showing clips of people looking around the room) Cinquains!

No, single reader, that is not a spice that you put in your egg nog. Nor is it a rugged part of the Italian riviera. It is a five line poem that follows these rules:

The first line is one word, a noun, the subject of the poem. The second line is two words that describe the noun. The third line is just three words, all verbs. The fourth line is four words, either feelings or a phrase about the poem's subject. And the fifth line is just one word again, another noun describing the subject of the poem.

If done correctly* this could be quite funny and challenging in a good way. Although I also thought that about name poems so take that comment with a grain of salt. Here is my first cinquain ever, or at least since I have known how to ride a bike.

Blog
Tedious. Demanding.
Agonizing, rhyming, stretching.
Sharing all my thoughts.
Catharsis.

* No promises to that.