Most cinquain poems consist of a single, 22 syllable stanza, but they can be combined into longer works. A cinquain consists of five lines. The first line has two syllables, the second line has four syllables, the third line has six syllables and the fourth line has eight syllables, the final line has two syllables:
Line 1: Title Noun
Line 2: Description
Line 3: Action
Line 4: Feeling or Effect
Line 5: Synonym of the initial noun.
If you look at my examples, I prefer to use the noun as a separate title, not as part of the cinquain.
RED ROSE
By Josie Whitehead www.whiteheadm.co.uk
True hue,
Touching my heart;
Filling me with such joy.
I am drawn to your sweet fragrance.
Sweet bloom.
Copyright 2007
COOL BREEZE
By Josie Whitehead www.whiteheadm.co.uk
Fresh air
Touching my cheek –
Whispering through the trees –
Carrying your song in the clouds –
Soft wind
Copyright 2007