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Lynda McKinney Lambert 

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Let’s Write a Cinquain.

What is a Cinquain poem?

A five-line poem created by American teacher and poet Adelaide Crapsey. She was born in 1878 in Brooklyn and lived most of her life in Rochester, NY.

Her new poetry form reflects her interest in Japanese Haiku and the tanka forms.

The Cinquain, typically, is expressive, vibrant, and dramatic.

The Instructions:

Line 1_ 1 Noun

Line 2_2 adjectives

Line 3_ 3  “ing” words (verbs)

Line 4_ 4 feeling words – or a feeling phrase           with four words

Line 5_Another word for the Noun in line 1

My Example:

This cinquain poem’s inspiration is a visit to the catacombs in Salzburg, Austria.

I made some notes in my journal after completing a tour on July 10, 1991.

On February 20, 2021, as I was looking through my journal from that first visit to Salzburg, I saw the notes I wrote at that time. I used my notes and my memory to create the poem below.

During this first week of Lent, I thought about the tomb that held the body of Jesus after his crucifixion. I combined those thoughts with my sensory memory of being in the catacombs in Salzburg over thirty years ago.

Wall

ancient, eroded

holding, hiding, saving

lonely breathless dank  touch

Tomb

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Take a photo tour  of the  12th century Catacombs at the Abbott of St. Peter in /Salzburg   See Photos here.

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Week 1  – January 10 – 16 – Take a WALKING TOUR of my PRIVATE FIBER STUDIO – Here

Week 2 – January 17 – 23 –  I shared  a few photos of the paintings that are on the walls of my Fiber Studio. Here!

Week 3 – January 24 – 30 –  Lynda takes visitors on a little tour of  some of the 3-D Objects that are in her studio. Here.

Week 4 – January 31 – February 6…POETRY BOOKS on the Studio Shelves   – Here

Week 4 – BONUS – February 7 – An Interview with Lynda – by  American Printing House for the Blind. Here

Week 5 – February 7 – 13 –  Publications  and    Winter Wonderland    updates- Here!

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Week 7 – February 21 – 27 – Inspirations from LOOKING at ART in BOOKS.