The Cinquain Challenge: Form 10—Cinq Cinquain

Just when I thought I’d discovered every variation of cinquain there was, I found another—the Cinq Cinquain. To the best of my knowledge, this form consists of five cinquain verses, making it similar to both the garland and crown forms.
For those of you who are new to this series, a cinquain is a five-line poem that has a set number of syllables (or word types) per line. Sometimes the title of a cinquain acts as a sixth line. Cinquains were invented by Adelaide Crapsey was an American poet who was inspired by the rules of Japanese poetry to create her own poetical form, the cinquain.
Here’s an example, originally written for a poetry collection to come out later this year:

The Hidden Face
Still cagedMy nightmare halfReigned in tight; no carnage todayDark soul prowling dissatisfiedRestless
PsychoMurderous rageHeld back, steadied, tight-leashedSoothed and calmed to quietitudeLonely
BaresarkOld genes passed downA legend not neededOur defences different nowBloodlines
FacetsSocially goodDisplayed on the outerOur dark sides hidden well awayOn hold
LimboDark-heart driftingDozing, waits in silenceRedundant where there are no threatsFrozen
Why don’t you give it a try? Try writing at least one cinq-cinquain for each day of the week. They don’t take a lot of time, but they can be a bit tricky. Here’s one way you might want to approach them:Decide on a topic;Think of words, phrases, feelings and ideas that relate to your topic and work out the order you want to express those things in;Work out how to express each idea in the right number of syllables for the line it’s on;Write your cinquain;Check there are the right number of syllables on each line; andCentre the poem on your page. Or you can just write them as you go, letting inspiration take you where it will, but remember to check your syllables and centre.