American Cinquain, Cinquain, Poetry, Tanka, Uncategorized, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

National Kentucky Day: An American Cinquain

Written for Tanka Tuesday. Our host,
Colleen, invites us to write an American
Cinquain on a theme of our choosing.
I chose National Kentucky Day.

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Cinquain, Mirror Cinquain, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge

At A Snail’s Pace: Mirror Cinquain

Written for Crispina’s
Crimson’s Creative Challenge

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Cinquain, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Dear Mother: Anaphoric Cinquain

Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, Khadija, asks us to write
an anaphoric cinquain where at
least the first three lines of our
poems begin with the same word.

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Cinquain, Mirror Cinquain, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

In The Glow: Mirror Cinquain

Written for Crispina’s
Crimson’s Creative Challenge

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Cinquain, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Downstream: Mirror Cinquain

Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Our challenge is to ponder the words below
and use them in a piece of any form or size:

light ~ fall ~ current ~ break

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American Cinquain, Cinquain, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Uncategorized, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Reflections On An August Afternoon: American Cinquain

Written for Living Poetry. Our host, Bart,
asks us to write a poem based on  
the distractions of August.

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Cinquain, Futuristic, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Vertical City: Mirror Cinquain

Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Our challenge is to write a poem or story
as inspired by the image shown below.

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American Cinquain, Cinquain, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Dragging: An American Cinquain

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt
where our inspiration is “tired”.
This is my cinquain.

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But You Gotta Have Faith

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt
where our inspiration is “faith”.
This is my cinquain.

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New Day

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt
where our inspiration is “refresh”.
This is my cinquain.

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Open Planes

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt
where our inspiration is “pride”.
This is my cinquain.

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Reaching Out

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt
where our inspiration is “need”.
Here’s my cinquain.

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Still Waters

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt
where our inspiration is “think”.
This is my cinquain.

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Making A Change

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #43 where our
inspiration is “rebel”. Here’s my mirror cinquain.

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Cinquain, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Carpe Diem: A Cinquain

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #42 where our
inspiration is “balance”. Here’s my mirror cinquain.

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What A Trip! – A Cinquain

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #41
where our inspiration is “trip”.
Here’s my mirror cinquain.

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Cinquain, Poetry, Word Prompt

Seasons Of Spice

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #40 where our
inspiration is “seasons”. Here’s my mirror cinquain.

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Just A Game: A Cinquain

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt where our
inspiration is “politics”. Here’s my mirror cinquain.

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Cinquain, Poetry, Word Prompt

No Place Like It

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #38 where our
inspiration word is “home”. Here’s my mirror cinquain.

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Cinquain, Poetry, Word Prompt

Being Present

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #37.
Our inspiration word is “humble”.

This is my mirror cinquain.

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Cinquain, Poem, Word Prompt

Mirror, Mirror: A Cinquain

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #36 where
our inspiration word is “ego”. This is my cinquain.

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Cinquain, Poem, Word Prompt

Party Hearty!

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #35
where our inspiration word is “foreign”.

Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Cinquain, Poem, Word Prompt

Woman Down

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #34
where our inspiration word is “defeat”.
This is my mirror cinquain.

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Cinquain, Poem, Word Prompt

Starting Over

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #33 where
our inspiration word is “fresh”. This is my cinquain.

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Epiphany

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #32 where
our inspiration word is “gift”. This is my cinquain.

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Cinquain, Poem, Word Prompt

Christmas Is….

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #31 where
our inspiration word is “hope”. This is my cinquain.

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Acrostic, Cinquain, Poem

Green All Over

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #30 where
our inspiration word is “envy”. Also for Sue &
Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge

and the word “prepare”. This is my cinquain.

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Cinquain, Poem

City Shopping: A Cinquain

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #29.
Our inspiration word is “strength”.
This is my ABA Mirror Cinquain.

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Cinquain, Poem

Walk On

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #28.
Our inspiration word is “survive”.
This is my mirror cinquain.

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Cinquain, Fantasy, Poem

Fever Pitch: A Cinquain

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #27.
Our inspiration word is “blaze”.
This is my mirror cinquain.

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