A Cinqku Compendium

colour attracts a bee here and there- but fragrance stops it in its tracks over the stubble carrion crows- the game-keeper heads home for tea August shaded gold becomes monsoon- berries rot beneath the bramble. a drop of water upon the ground- forever lost,without a sound inspired by 2 sam 14:14 Kisses and cuddles with whispered sounds- love reciprocates our need. sunlight on the tiles dusted with snow- rivulets overflow the butt dank fog envelops a bonfire night- the party becomes a damp squib a thick mist blankets the winter dawn- necklaced jewels bedeck the hedge a blue plume curls from the damp ashes- yesterday's visions still haunt me the first heavy frost whitens the lawn- overnight fall becomes winter muffled bells echo across the square- sepia memories surface humid canopy of sultry days- torrid tempers simmer inside A cinqku is an 'English language 'version of a tanka with 17 syllables 2;3;4;6;2 no title and last two(or three) lines being a surprise/comment on the first three lines ie as in he American Cinquain of Adelaide Crapsey.Cinqku was created by American poet Denis Garrison