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Cinquain Poems

Displaying 143 poems from the Cinquain poetic form.

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Warfare Source: Distempers of the Human Mind — Karl Constantine FOLKES	PROLOGUE: Behold, how war and peace are so aligned. Haply appearing sometimes as comedy. At other times to sadly all remind; there’s sometimes joy...	1,984 views Rate it
The Thought That Lingers: Part Five — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The thought that lingers perpetually, is quest of man to know himself: the ontology of his beginnings; of his descent and his ascent; of his being...	379 views Rate it
The Form of The Good is Without Blemish — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Man, by nature, is philosophical; a lover of his own nature; probing his self by reason; to know himself; descending into his spiritual Self; into the...	367 views Rate it
The Thought That Lingers: Part Four — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The thought that lingers will not rest. Nor dare it ever sleep from constant dread; from constant fear of never ever waking up from its unknown...	361 views Rate it
The Thought That Lingers: Part Three — Karl Constantine FOLKES	To those who course the netherworld, with Bardo trust and faithfulness, a measured means of recompense, must dutifully be prescribed for this alembic...	344 views Rate it
Our Choice Makes All the Difference — Karl Constantine FOLKES	To be, or not to be, That is not the question. Life offers us no choices. To become, or not to become, Our choice makes all the...	335 views Rate it
The Thought That Lingers: Part Two — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The sun will rise and give us light; a daunting light. But this light can offend. If we embrace its strength, its light becomes the dark. Does...	329 views Rate it
Decrepit — Talia Garza Hernandez	Look this city corner nobody seems to cross plenty rosy plants down brown case fully...	308 views Rate it
The Thought That Lingers: Part One — Karl Constantine FOLKES	I straddle worlds of the Betwixt and the Between, forever pulled within; yet striving to be out, from darkness without light. And fearful of the...	243 views Rate it
The Mystery of Holiness — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Holiness is that which in its finite state is of infinite magnitude and in its infinite state is absolutely...	174 views Rate it
My Paramour — Roberto Suárez Torres	How studs of gold lay dim in leas, under the rays from your locks that like honey drip all...	146 views Rate it
Humanity — Charboo	Humans, Only mortal, Living, breathing, loving, Only to wither away, ...	93 views Rate it
The Thought That Lingers: Part Eight — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The thought that lingers concerns the human mind. How, as humans, we are all storytellers. As scribes of our imagination, we actively keep records of...	85 views Rate it
Monkeys — Trenton Woelfer and Johnson	I truly hate monkeys, less evolved versions of myself - monsters off a page. Keep thy friends close, enemies closer; so I keep them in a cage. They...	62 views Rate it
The Modest Robin — Roberto Suárez Torres	Orchards dripping thick dew under cold and grey skies; faintly chirps the modest robin in...	57 views Rate it
Brooklyn — Jonathan D Murray	Brooklyn, where I met you twice, fell into your eyes got lost in blue skies and golden bright lights...	54 views Rate it
The Thought That Lingers: Part Twelve — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The passionate thought that lingers in my head The ever lingering festering thought Is that of knowing who I truly am The corporeal me of flesh...	47 views Rate it
The Silences Between Thoughts — Jonathan D. Murray	I tried strived to widen the silences between these deafening non-stop thoughts I died realized it's like rising from a dream just temporarily but...	46 views Rate it
Practice Curiousity — Michael Matalon	The question, is always a mystery, An unknown we want known. Looking for answers inquisitively, Is the prime example to...	42 views Rate it
The Thought That Lingers: Part Nine — Karl Constantine FOLKES	This is the thought that lingers yet. This is the ever burning thought. Of man as Emperor of the World. Surrendering his birthright heart of flesh. ...	34 views Rate it
Sunken — Roberto Suárez Torres	Sunken; feathers dancing upon the sea below deep, heard long, joyful chirping perched up...	28 views Rate it
The Partridge — Roberto Suárez Torres	Cheeping it glowers wide the slow pace of oxen that step-by-step traverse lush plains ...	24 views Rate it
The Thought That Lingers: Part Eleven — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The thought that lingers in our times Is that of war; in times of peace Wars of every culture Wars of tribes, wars of nations Wars too of religion....	21 views Rate it
Crocodile — Roberto Suárez Torres	Reptile: With a long snout that will eat in the light the jaws of a tall and stiff neck, ...	19 views Rate it
I wish — Dawn Santana graham young	Gazing at your photos ,we are so many miles away, thinking of the expression when I would have or maybe had the chance to bee ya lady, u are Famous as ...	18 views Rate it

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