Dawn till Dusk
Dawn till Dusk
a mirrored cinquain
rising
like a phoenix
in the fiery dawn
I stretch my arms to the heavens
and yawn
fading
sinking into a newborn dream
last sigh of crimson light
I close my eyes
goodnight
Lesley Scoble, June 2025
Dawn till Dusk is now a song!
I wrote my first American Cinquain in response to Yvette Calleiro’s prompt for the Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No.15. to write an American Cinquain, or one of its variations, about a beginning or an ending (or maybe both). My poem gradually evolved into a Mirrored Cinquain. The syllable pattern for the American cinquain is 2-4-6-8-2, while the Mirror Cinquain follows a 2-8-6-4-2 structure.
THANKS
Thank you, Yvette for the inspiration—and for introducing me to this poetry form.
My sincere thanks to you, the reader, for taking the time to read my poem.
Follow the link below to discover more about the #Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenges.
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