Cinquino is a gimmicky invented verse form that reverses the syllable count of the Crapsey Cinquain. It was found in a book on poetry for teachers and was created by a 20th century American educatorJames Neille Northe.
Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that begins with a line from a another poem (not necessarily the first one), but then goes elsewhere with it.
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The first two lines of this poem is from Sara Bareilles’ song: Send Me the Moon.
Darkness to light Moved from day into night To be near you Still here I stand I am sinking like sand In your sea
Sweet sun Send me the moon Empty the skies out Bringing me one step closer To you Send it soon And I will breathe in, breathe out ‘Til you come in and out Of view