Creative Writing

I’ve always liked writing poetry, but was told from early on that rhyming poetry was a sure sign of being an amateur. That nearly killed the poet inside me. I was devastated to say the least. But, I kept on writing my poems and learning about the craft.

That’s when I found a different poetry style that I actually felt comfortable writing. Personally, I’m not that good at free verse. I feel like I’m stumbling over the words, because there is no rhyme or reason to them, no pun intended.

This style is called a Cinquain, and it’s incredibly easy to do. There is a basic structure to the Cinquain, that goes as follows:

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

The Cinquain can be written with any theme or topic you choose. Whatever your personal style may be, you can write a Cinquain. For instance, your Cinquain can be silly:

Monkey
Sitting so still
Waiting for the right time
Entertaining the laughing crowd
For change

Or, you can write a Cinquain that is totally serious:

Sorrow
Cries in the night
Another child is lost
Seduced by a chemical love
Of drugs

Your Cinquain can be about life in general or things in nature:

Thunder
Shaking the sky
Warning of things to come
Echoing through the darkened night
Rolling

Or your Cinquain can be all about love:

True Love
One that will last
Like the stars in the sky
Forever between lovers hearts
As one

It can even have a more artistic feel to it:

Stories
Tales of life
Worded works of great art
Characters that seem more than real
Timeless

In a nutshell, Cinquains are a way for any writer to express themselves, no matter what they have to say. It’s an easy form of poetry, and flows very nice. This is one of my favorite forms of poetry today.

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