CPC #6: Reverse Cinquain

Cinquain Poetry Challenge #6

The Reverse Cinquain

There is not a whole lot to say about the Reverse Cinquain; it’s simply a Crapsey Cinquain in which the syllable count appears in reverse order. Adelaide Crapsey’s cinquains utilized a syllable count of 2-4-6-8-2. Therefore, the syllable count of the Reverse Cinquain is 2-8-6-4-2.

Reverse Cinquain summary:
• 5-line stanza inspired by the haiku and tanka
• syllabic count: 2-8-6-4-2
• meter optional
• rhyme optional
• titled, where the title is used as a sixth line
• may be centered or left-justified

Sample:

This sample is one of my own:

“In the Storm”

by Abigail Gronway

Wind wails
thunder trumpets, lightning lashes,
rain races down the road,
but in my heart
is peace.

Write Your Own

Now it’s time for you to write your own Reverse Cinquain.

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