Winter Cinqku Poems

winter
arrives late
in the forest-
a stoat melts into the
snowdrift
...

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Stripped bare,
skeletons 
of Summer gone-
silhouettes in open
copses...

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we've seen
               signs of it.
      ...

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a thick
mist blankets
the winter dawn-
necklaced jewels bedeck
the hedge



NOTE: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...

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winter
turns to spring
high in the trees-
the rookery erupts
in noise

NOTE: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...

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snowflake
winter high
singing voices
hear joy to the world
Christmas

frosty
carrot nose
where is my scarf?
He looks perfect really
Christmas

cookies
hot chocolate
relatives
hugs and kisses
make happy memories
Christmas

service
church of choice
greeting people
love for baby Jesus
Christmas...

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Brush Up

Autumn
cosmetic
facial features
cleansed anew niveous
Winter

2,3,4,6,2

2020 November 19
*Honorable Mention*
QUIN-TO your five line
~~Brian Strand...

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a thick
mist blankets
the winter dawn-
necklaced jewels bedeck
the hedge...

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light
frost whitens
the frozen verge-
inert below,summer
awaits

under
the hedge a
welcome haven-
down my neck raindroplets
trickle

dozing
on the lawn
St Swithans day-
large round spots splash into
my lap

missing
in action-
his memory 
clipped to a...

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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 ...

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poplar
tall and proud
your leaves rustling
in a chilled autumn breeze -
warning



AP: Honorable Mention 2022

Submitted on May 12, 2019 for contest WRITING CHALLENGE 1, MAY 2019 –...

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Summer

is for fun -

sand, sea, and sun!

Without it, life is just. . .

winter!


May 10, 2019 
for the 'Writing Challenge 1, May 2019 - Cinqku- '...

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the pond
is full of
laughing skaters - -
beneath the ice, a fish 
watches 

Date: 9th May
Name of Challenge: cinqku contest
sponsor: Dear Heart Constance...

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I saw
elk frozen 
in lake. Birds pecked
out his nostrils and eyes…
Winter.


05.05.2019
Writing Challenge 1, May 2019 - Cinqku- Poetry Contest
Dear Heart...

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Warming
fervid heat
sun glistens on
glorious greenery
Summer

Cooling
gentle winds
showering leaves
down from trees, colorful
Autumn

Resting
earth lies still
all nature sleeps
through bitter, barren, bleak
Winter

Burst of
energy
bright colors bloom
earth suddenly alive
with Spring

Seasons
changeable
unlike people
minds stuck,...

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