April 15 - Cinquain

Here is the pronunciation of a cinquain.  Below is a dictionary definition of cinqain.

A cinquain is a five-line poem that was invented by Adelaide Crapsey. She was an American poet who took her inspiration from Japanese haiku and tanka. A collection of poems, titled Verse, was published in 1915 and included 28 cinquains.

Cinquains are particularly vivid in their imagery and are meant to convey a certain mood or emotion. 

Below is a Cinquain from the book Fly With Poetry:  An ABC of Poetry written and illustrated by Avis Harley. 

If you are stuck check out Ken Nesbitt's tips for writing a cinquian. Below are links to examples of Cinquain poems:
- http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples/cinquain-examples.html
- http://tech4kids.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/cinquain-poems/
- http://www.squidoo.com/kenneths-cinquain-poems#module151352461
- http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/davidc/6c_files/Poem%20pics/cinquaindescrip.htm

Here is my attempt:

A Poem

by Kelly Flasha

Poem

Simple yet hard

Words flying through my brain

Tapping rhythms, seeking out rhymes

To write

Happy writing, 
Mrs. F.