Jun 24
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The Cinquain is a haiku-inspired form invented by the American poet Adelaide Crapsey utilizing an increasing syllable count in the first four lines, namely two in the first, four in the second, six in the third, and eight in the fourth, before returning to two syllables on the last line. Some examples can be found here:
under
the hedge a
welcome haven—
down my neck raindroplets
trickle
dank fog
envelops
a bonfire night—
the party becomes a
damp squib
a light
frost whitens
the frozen verge—
inert below,summer
awaits
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