Short Cinquain Poems
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Star
Big, bright
Glowing, giving, shining
Lights up the universe
dazzling, sparkling, lighting
Object, sphere
Light
prejudice,
mental jaundice,
distorting personal perspectives,
corroding humanity's noble objectives,
bigotry!
Dessert
Hot double fudge
Chocolate, walnut, sweet
Good when shared with a friend or
Lover
(Cinquain, traditional)
Ripples like nipples,
Washed away by the oceans,
No time left to miss them,
Saturated by sentiment,
Now drying fast.
night sounds
surreal as dreams
crickets harmonica
owls overture to natures pets
singing
Johnny Sumler
Melody of Cinquain
~~~~~~
haunting
harp melodies
leaving maestro’s fingers
poignantly echo ancient Celts
lingers.
Eyes...
Misty Windows deceptively
Shielding Storms
Blowing radar-less boats within a
Woman
13 words 3 March 2017
LOVE IS BLIND
I love making pictures
with words...
For all to see;
The idea and poem is
all one...in my reality
demise
end Existence
takes without prejudice
with no care of after effects
ruin
I tried my hand at Cinquain.
Leopard
spotted feline
chases after gazelle
winning effort after the chase
meal-time
2020 January 26
for Jim
Swiftly
Pass the moments,
Minutes, hours, the sun-ups
And sundowns of a lifetime spent
With you.
mingle
of fall's nectar
bursts with cedar, mint, spice
glazing potpourri of harvest--
luscious!
Autumn,
leaves of red drift,
twirling with the yellow.
Earthy scents fill the woodland air,
vibrant !
The Last Weeks of Winter
sun sets
later
temps. hover in forties
rain and snow fall frequently, spring
comes soon
stand still
remember those times
sincere friendly innocent chats
could have had a true real friendship
drama
Gather
indigo shells
from the soft ocean bed
contentment rises like the waves
Spring's crown
Failure
to comprehend what's intended.
miss-interpreted right
made one infer
wrongly.
~x~x~
Shadows
Leading nowhere
Reflected in a mirror
Intricate shards in wooden frame
Splinters
02 February 2020
Branches
of the willow
hide us from the world as
you caress me tenderly in
your arms
flower
dreamy, yellow
growing, showing, blooming
thousands, weedy, golden, blossoms
floret
I come
to your garden,
pluck roses to make love,
but life is not bed of roses
truly.
-September 12, 2018 Chattogram
droplet
twins, drips and drops
different, yet the same:
drip a leak; drop means rain coming,
both wet
No prints
of feet up there
on high road less traveled
It is lonesome, but worth the hike.
Sublime
Those Dreams
Making demands
Stark unreality
Doors stay closed~windows open wide
Nightmares
Rainbow
A promise made
Sanctioned from above
Grounded on each end~blue, gold, red
Flood~No