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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

A Psalm of Cinquains - a


"A"
Abba
You are awesome
in this place, Holy God.
You receive me in Your Grace, my
Father.

I recently got inspired by David's work in writing Psalm 119...and at the same time had come across this instruction (from an old homeschool English book) for writing cinquains...I am sure it wasn't just a serendipitous coincidence!  So here I am, taking the 26 letters of the English alphabet and creating my own Psalm of Cinquain for my Lord...(one a week for imperfect prose!)



Here is the pattern for writing a cinquain:
Line 1 - states the title.........................2 syllables
Line 2 - describes the title....................4 syllables
Line 3 - expresses an action ................6 syllables
Line 4 - expresses a feeling..................8 syllables
Line 5 - another word for the title.........2 syllables

Would you like to join me in writing your own?

6 comments:

  1. very nice...you play the form well and write a beautiful bit of praise to abba....

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  2. so nice..i enjoyed your praise cinquain...very nice use of the form as well

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  3. A

    Awesome
    without one flaw
    beyond comprehension
    but not beyond apprehension
    Amen

    how's that? :)

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  4. this is beautiful and tender.... i love that you're doing this for imperfect prose friend. xo

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  5. very nice...you play the form well and write a beautiful bit of praise to abba....

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  6. so nice..i enjoyed your praise cinquain...very nice use of the form as well

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