Falling Glacier
A Cinquain in the Style of Adelaide Crapsey for National Poetry Month
Blue moon,
harp fest tinkles
scales from fingertip, lips
crashes water, boundary broke
to heart.
harp fest tinkles
scales from fingertip, lips
crashes water, boundary broke
to heart.
A cinquain is a short five line poem. Adelaide Crapsey created her own style for a cinquain modeled on the Tanka and Haiku, with lines with syllables counted 2, 4, 6, 8, 2
Published by Sheri Fresonke Harper
Sheri works as a freelance writer, novelist and poet. She worked in the aviation industry at the Port of Seattle and Boeing Company for 20 years as a systems analyst/architect where she edited and wrote over... View profile
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10 Comments
Post a CommentVery nice Sheri!
Great poem!
Excellent poem.
Wonderful portrayal of Nature!In such a brief narration you have written a grand epic.
Scenic!
Nice work :)
Very nice - Interesting all the different forms of poetry I am learning here on AC.
Very nice poem,i like your style of writing.Thanks Sheri
Interesting poem.
Good poem :)