Poetry: There Be Dragons

Written by an Image Bearer of the Living God

The Beginning - The Dragon Part

Berwyn started the dragon crafting. The young one saw a video, wanted to replicate what she saw, and before I knew it, I had dragons covering my kitchen table. 

That's how it goes. First comes dragons, then comes poetry. I know not what comes next. 

But that's okay. 

Sometimes, a girl just needs a dragon. Or four.

There Be Dragons - The Poetry Part

We craft

the dragons at

the kitchen table - we

being the least one and me - in

paper,

and tape,

and coloring,

too. Names to match designs:

Berwyn, Dahlia, Raspberry, and

Phoenix.

Creatures

of flight and fire.

Imagine! Dragons! The

happily-ever-after kind.

Good beasts.

The Cinquain - Here's where we learn

A cinquain is a poem made of five lines. Each line has a specific syllable count.

Line One: two syllables

Line Two: four syllables

Line Three: six syllables

Line Four: eight syllables

Line Five: two syllables.

Remember when we were in elementary school and Mrs. White stood up at the front of the class with her crisp blouse and plaid pencil skirt and she taught us to clap out our syllables? Hold onto that memory when you're writing this poem. Or, maybe just hold onto the memory of a teacher who doesn't make you wish so hard for summer vacation. I'll write a poem in the following five lines. I'll put a ^ at the end of each syllable. Remember, we are counting syllables, not words. Word count is a totally different kind of poem.

Up^ there^

in^ front^ of^ the^

chalk^board^ --black^, not^ green^-- stands^

the^ one^ who^ bi^sect^ed^ the^ words:^

Clap^! Clap^!

Try it. Then post your own cinquain in the comments, or use my contact page. I'll read every poem.