Nov 14, 2014

A Painting: Cinquain

If I,
be a painter,
I’ll paint you happiness,
azalea, iris, orchids and
roses,
smiling ,
at every day.
A perfect painting, with,
a desire to paint you, only,
If I.........
Cinquain:5 lines progressing, 2 syl's, 4 syl's,6 syl's, 8 syl's then back to 2 syl's. Same goes for subsequent stanzas. Last line ending as the first line in case of more than one stanza.



22 comments:

Sabio Lantz said...

Colorful and delightful

Claudia said...

painting happiness is a good thing... with brushes and words... smiles

Kathy Reed said...

If only we could do so many things..nice...

annell4 said...

A beautiful painting.

Sherry Blue Sky said...

I love the poem, but love the painting even more! It is quite marvelous!

Glenn Buttkus said...

Word smithing is always an active participation in the art of loving life; sweet words like yours, cloaked in cinquain are a welcome breath of fresh air; nice job.

ashok said...

very nice...cheers!

Anonymous said...

This poem of yours brought a big smile to my face.

I love it so much. :) Thank you for you writing this amazing piece. :)

Victoria said...

I haven't played with this form in a long time--nicely executed.

brudberg said...

Painting you has to be with the right hue.. really a very joyous poem..

Wolfsrosebud said...

so would like to paint... thanks for your happiness painting

Wendy Bourke said...

Awesome close of this. Love the way the poem is left hanging - almost unfinished. I suspect painters are seldom convinced that their work is entirely finished and there is nothing left to add.

PirateGunn said...

Nice, very, and fun

Anonymous said...

You really did make me smile. This is lovely. What a pleasant, happy blog to visit. I adore your font.

Mary said...

This makes my heart sing, Vandana.

Sumana Roy said...

beautiful thoughts...if only....sigh

Anonymous said...

even the shape of the words is art :)

Rose said...

You do so paint with words :)

Gail said...

I like it.

Thanks for coming by.

janet said...

Wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to paint happiness? Love the colors, too.

janet

संजय भास्‍कर said...

beautiful painting.

Unknown said...

Colors always make me smile.. Lovely write Vandana! :)