Cinqku the Form
re-poet inspired by Constance contest
light
frost whitens
the frozen verge-
inert below,summer
awaits
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
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