Thursday, January 1, 2009

Cinquain for TOP: She Sleeps

I wrote this one this morning while watching the news on television and watching my granddaughter sleep in between my husband and me while the wind was howling in the -12 degree morning.
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Innocence

She sleeps
while the wind bombs
and trees shiver with fright.
War flashes on TV, but still
she sleeps.
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7 comments:

  1. anthonynorthJanuary 1, 2009 at 12:33 PM

    And that innocence is vital in one so young. We have to give up childhood soon enough as it is.
    Excellently done.

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  2. Tumblewords:January 1, 2009 at 1:33 PM

    Ah, I love this, love it!

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2009 at 4:16 PM

    As she sleeps between you the wind and the world goes on between 'She sleeps' and 'she sleeps'. Nice move!

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  4. totomaiJanuary 1, 2009 at 8:40 PM

    oh innocence indeed :-)

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2009 at 5:54 AM

    I loved the lines .. too good !! but then is ds really a cinquain ?? it doesnt corresponds to the syllable count ..

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  6. gautami tripathyJanuary 2, 2009 at 11:06 AM

    Only a child can sleep through all that!

    Love it.

    Have a great creative new year!

    playing for pleasing the moon

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  7. little wing writerJanuary 5, 2009 at 9:42 PM

    children are everything especially when they are sleeping soundly...

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