Cynical Cinquains

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1. She lay
prostrate. Waiting.
Will he stay a while when
their beating hearts have calmed down?
Never.


2. You glow
with love for me.
Accepting all I give,
never questioning if I love.
I don’t.


3. Tears fall
like rivers of
pain. Rejection will hurt.
Just touch him and say goodbye to
your heart.


4. It glows.
The safe ribbon
of light, meandering
on toward home. But my path was
unlit.

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A French style of poem which I was introduced to during a workshop and found fascinating.
These are all around the subject of love lost or found... wanted or needed... rejected or accepted: twists and turns found in most people's love lives - real or imagined.

This style of Cinquain has a very strict line structure and metre.

1 st line: 2
2 nd line: 4
3 rd line: 6
4 th line: 8
5 th line: 2 ~ with a twist!

Have a go - it's great fun!