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> (Greater) Cinquain, Adding to

nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29

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Between the Lines

0 posted 2003-02-11 08:28 AM

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Greater
My needs forsaken
Invisible writing
Abandoning, altogether
Value

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Word Play
Set one's own terms
Marking the boundaries
Sometimes unrecognizable
Writing

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Margins
Small area
Staked out perimeter
To maximate the minimum
Limits

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Numbers
Systematic
Instances multiplied
Adjusting to the quality
Accrued

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"Love is not blind - It sees more and not less, but because it sees more, it is willing to see less."
(Will Moss)

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Nan

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1 posted 2003-02-11 08:57 AM

Get thee to the Workshop...

SmartChick
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since 2001-09-23

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On A Journey To The Unknown

2 posted 2003-02-11 08:59 AM

Vwry nice.

Seymour Tabin
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3 posted 2003-02-11 09:04 AM

Maureen,
Enjoyed the read.

Ratleader

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since 2003-01-23

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Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass

4 posted 2003-02-11 09:22 AM

See what I mean? You can do a lot with a little in this form. I particularly like Word Play (partly because I'm one of those folks who has to print, to be sure he can read things himself).....

It's also good writing discipline, because

Cinquain
Sets the limits:
Say only what you must,
And focus your words for a strong
Response.

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