#TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRYCHALLENGE #273 #SpecificForm @ColleenChesebro #ButterflyCinquain
Hi everyone! 🙂
Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for us to create a specific syllabic poem based on the Butterfly Cinquain.
As ever, we need to avoid ‘ing’ ending words if at all possible.
You can find Colleen’s post HERE.
For this week’s challenge, Colleen asked Sally Cronin to select a syllabic form for us to learn more about. Her choice was the Butterfly Cinquain.
FAST FACTS
Did you know the Butterfly Cinquain isn’t, actually, a Cinquain? It’s a nine-line poem. The Butterfly Cinquain uses the syllable count of the Crapsey Cinquain and then reverses it. The name comes from the butterfly shape it creates when centred on the page.
The Butterfly Cinquain is an unrhymed, nine-line syllabic poem with 2-4-6-8-2-8-6-4-2 syllables per line.
Broken Wings
cocooned
dead or damaged?
I barely made it here
our emotional wounds can kill
the same
as the most-deadly of weapons
when will I know it’s safe
to bare my soul
once more?
I hope you enjoyed today’s poetry. Because of the subject I’ve written on, I’m also adding that I’m doing fine. The poem isn’t from a current event. Have a lovely day! 🙂
© Harmony Kent 2022
I feel your soul in this poem, Harmony…
Oh, David, what a lovely thing to say! Hugs 💕🙂
A lot said in such few syllables Harmony. Well done on the cinquain. <3
Thanks, Debby 💕🙂
Beautifully said Harmony! Emotional wounds don’t show but are most deadly. Thanks for explaining the form of this poem. I’ve never tried it. 😊
Thanks so much, Balroop 💕🙂
Love it Harmony.. so difficult to learn to trust again … ♥
It sure is! Thanks, Sally 💕🙂
Reminds me very much of teen angst. When we think the world completely stops. But we do recover!! 💖
It’s the recovery that’s all important! 💕🙂
Your words really set me thinking!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, IndieShe! 💕🙂
Once that trust is lost, it’s hard to get it back.
For certain! Thanks, Kerfe 💕🙂
I love this comment form, Harmony. Would you share the name with me? Now, I loved the emotions you expressed in this poem. Even better, is to know you are doing all right. Those emotional wounds… The other day, I found this saying and wanted to share it with you. I am a child of this earth. I realize my own true worth. When times are tough, I hold this stone, reminding me I’m not alone. 💜
I forgot to add that you hold a piece of rose quartz.
Thanks, Colleen 💕🙂
Hi Colleen, it’s WP Discuz. You can install it as a plug-in.
I love your verse, and am delighted you enjoyed the poem. 💕🙂
This is a lovely poem, Harmony.
Thanks so much, Robbie 💕🙂
Enjoyed this beautiful butterfly cinquain 👏
Thanks, Selma! 💕🙂
What a heartfelt write, Harmony and thanks for the disclaimer. ❤️🙂
Thanks so much, Punam. I’m glad I put in the disclaimer 💕🙂
Beautiful and thoughtful!
Thanks, Sarah! 💕🙂
You plumb the depths of emotion with sensitivity.
So lovely of you to say. Thanks, Annette 💕🙂
Broken Wings beautifully captures the poem, Harmony. I love this one and can relate. 💗
Thanks so much, Gwen 💕🙂
A poem that really makes you pause and think about what’s beneath the surface. Well done, Harmony!
Yay! Thanks so much, Mae 💕🙂
I really felt this one, Harmony!
That’s great. Thanks, Denise 💕🙂
Well done!! I’m glad you survived, and this reflects the past!
Thanks so much, Ruth! 💕🙂
This is beautiful Harmony 🦋💜
Thanks so much, Willow 💕🙂
A powerful poem, Harmony. And I’m glad you added the disclaimer.
Thanks, Jan! I thought it best I clarified 💕🙂
Lovely poem and I’m glad you added the information that you are okay.
Thanks, John! 💕🙂
Ugh, that hit me in my core. Well done, Harmony! 🙂
Sorry and pleased! Thanks, Yvi 💕🙂
Harsh words and non-physical events do harm. You’ve expressed this well in your poem, Harmony.
They sure do. Thanks, Priscilla 💕🙂
Great and very expressive, Harmony! Thanks for partizipating, and have a nice week! xx Michael
Thanks so much, Michael! Have a wonderful week, too! Hugs 💕🙂
This one speaks volumes, Harmony. Great job.
Thanks so much, Joan! 💕🙂
Wow. That one really resonates with me. Powerful stuff. Nicely done, Harmony.
Awesome! Thanks so much, Staci 💕🙂