September Cinquains

by Pat Laster

For any new wanna-be poet who might be reading this blog for the first time, the cinquain--for my purpose--is a syllabic pattern of 5 lines punctuated as appropriate, with 2-4-6-8-2 syllables. Ending each line with as strong a word as is possible is desired. Titles are used to add more information if needed.Cinquains (sin-kanes) allow more wiggle room than haiku or senryu or tanka, which have stricter parameters. Here are a few of mine. Only two have titles.

Two red
pickups scream past
my homestead, followed by
the "wheeah, wheeah" of the small
fire truck.
~~~

Statue
of Liberty
closing for a year while
safety renovations are in
progress.
~~~

"100 Years Ago"
Even
the OTHER DAYS
feature's full of high-temp
stories. People slept on porches,
in yards.
~~~

Getting
outta Dodge, er,
cities on the East Coast:
people who respect storm Irene's
danger.
~~~

"Too Close to Home"
Who would
murder someone
seventy-plus years old?
No one is immune these days to
evil.
~~~

Eighty-
year-old wanted
to learn Karate to
stay in shape. A broken foot stopped
that "kick."
~~~

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