Best Cinquain Poems

water
murmurs softly,
through the cool of exhaled
breath, against the stones it whispers,
secrets

secrets,
gently spoken,
lonely unbeckoned words, 
hidden deep within broken hearts,
aching

aching,
melting sorrow
pours viscous and endless,
caressing emotions that hide
within

within
this emptiness
sprouts the seed of desire,
where blooms love’s flower, bathed in sweet
water




04/01/2018...

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~Always~ 
(American Cinquain) 


Always 
Keep all your dreams 
Let them grow never let them go 
Keep your dreams alive let them shine 
Always. 

Your dreams 
Need time to grow 
Just keep them  glowing near to you 
Dreams are like rainbow shining in 
The sky....

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Longing
Waiting, hoping
Heart slowly dying
Memories re-fuelling forgotten dreams
Yearning

Longing
Wistfully awaiting
Dreams to stir
Prayers to be answered
Caring



Penned 18 December 2014...

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Soaring
Free as a bird 
No wings to restrain us 
Blown gently on salmon pink clouds 
Heaven! 



01~11~15
Contest: An American Beauty – Andrea Dietrich
Visual 5: Balloons
Checked Using How many Syllables 2,4,6,8,2
~awarded 4th place~...

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Silent Hearts


inside
silent hearts
words left unsaid
never find their voice
lost


12/01/10 
4:20 pm
© All Rights Reserved...

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crumbling
leaves drift with wind
naked branches shiver
crisp scarlet, gold carpet is laid
onwards

misty
fog fills the air
masking grey gloomy skies
brisk breeze blows pinecones into
puddles

odours
of faint wood smoke
like an earthly perfume
infuse dawn's dewdrops on iced fields
ahead

hungry
blackbirds hover
searching for sweet berries
blanket of dark clouds cover sky
home time!...

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weary 
Deep in warm wine 
Outshining russet moon 
Glazed in the glow of honey glass 
Gold breeze

Drifting
Along the flood 
Of wilted summer smiles, 
While my sky sings in the fall of
Silence...

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Water gushed over parched land
fractures are slowly filled left by drought 

terrain humidified by cold water 
pouring down replacing warmth
everything ice-covered

Water 
set in ice form
fluffy and breathtaking 
an impish sting to its beauty
arctic

my clothes are drenched 
twirl around with outstretched arms
tears are forgotten

By: Wilma Neels

Contest...

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Desire
Yearn, hunger
Wanting, needing, craving
I need you now!
Longing


Lust
Passion, urgency
Thrilling, arousing, smouldering
Strong desire for intimacy
Obsession

12~26~14
Contest longing Dr Ram Mehta
~awarded 2nd place~...

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above
the hazy moon
night time whispers stories
shooting stars race in close to hear
and wink...

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Autumn Stroll


Autumn

Gold foliage

Brilliantly surrounds me

Strolling forest's sunlit pathway

Aglow.


Sandra M. Haight

~1st Place~
Contest: Autumn Stroll Cinquain Form
Sponsor: Eve Roper
Judged: 10/26/2015
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Hazy
remembrances
wither  in dim corners--
our laughter not  kept through night’s edge
and yet…
panes  rustling from ardor’s downfall
mirror your bare outline,
your scent wafting
like mist.



For Jenish Somadas' Contest
Let the Pens Flow--Butterfly Cinquain
5/9/2020...

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In-flight
In pheromone
Honeysuckle perfume
Insect antennae knot freshly
bouquet.

In breeze
I feel your breath
rustle shiny reeds
of my stints' hapless hinterland
you learn.

A vest
of velveteen
gleaming wings that trembled
Turn to a whirring glint beneath
full moon....

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It is the conversation
between the poet and the jester.
The poet- with solemn introspection;
the jester- with careless regard,
each captivating the other.

It is the ultimate irony
of this unlikely coupling,
entwining their words,
combining truth and mischief,
sabotaging established decorum.

Neither threatened nor contrite,
nor challenging the others' wisdom,
but with enthusiastic fornication
and eager...

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I'm not you and you're not me
But life doesn't care
We die equally...

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