Today we crowned the Fae Queen.
Did you hear her sing
Like a lark?
Copyright 2014 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: Inspired by Paint the World with Words Poetry Prompt, the Quinzaine, which is a form of three-lined, unrhymed poetry, taking the form of a statement with a question in one or two parts, with a syllable count, 7/5/3.
Sample Quinzaines:
Life holds new adventures
Will I fear it
or will I grab it?
Flower pictures please me so;
Is it the colors
Or the bees?
References:
http://voices.yahoo.com/can-write-quinzaine-poem-681541.html?cat=38
http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/quinzaine.htm
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/quinzaine.html
http://popularpoetryforms.blogspot.com/2013/12/quinzaine.html
38 thoughts on “New Queen Quinzaine”
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What an absolutely beautiful flower! 🙂
I love your poem 🙂
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Thank you! I have such fun writing posts. 🙂
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What a lovely take on the prompt – I can hear her, you brought her to life beautifully.
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Thanks! This was a hard one for me, too. 🙂
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The latest has me stumped but I’ll give it a good go 🙂
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I’m mulling an idea over. I’ll have to see if I can keep to the strict syllable count or not… 🙂
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Yeah that’s a tough cookie! I look forward to reading your entry 🙂
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I’m used to odd syllable counts, but not in threes!! LOL I have one drafted. I’ll post it now, so if you drop by, you’ll see it. Let me know when yours is up. 🙂
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Thanks, Brenda 🙂 I’ll head on over and take a look.
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Wow. I love how you used the quinzaine in this way and had it accompany this beautiful flower! It conjures up wonderful images of the Fae Queen and her faeries! ♥♥♥
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Thanks!! Finding a fairy tale to tell was fun. I’m going to have a dark Fae Queen in my novel. I’m really liking writing for kids. 🙂 A triquain will be trickier, hmm. Are you going to write one?
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I’m going to try! Looking forward to reading your stories…I have three girls (7, almost 5, and almost 2) that I’m sure will be quite interested as well! Ok…going to work on this triquain now that you’ve asked! And you?
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I’ll work on mine soon. I hope you’ll let me know if your kids like my stores. 🙂
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Beautiful! I liked the way you worded this! I love nature and I like how you incorporate it in your poems. I am glad that you wrote twice for this challenge and made this week’s challenge fun! Your writing is amazing as always! Keep writing such great poems ever!
Regards
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Thanks for your lovely words, Amreen. I had fun. Hugs, Brenda
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You’re Welcome 🙂
Regards
Amreen
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Ah – so next time I hear a lark, I shall know!! 😉 That’s a really lovely picture of that flower! 🙂 Is it a Magnolia, or just another flower that looks similar? I’m not great on flowers, but occasionally get them right!
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I think it is a Magnolia. I’m not sure which kind. 🙂
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So lovely! i think I like these better than haikus. They’re more whimsical.
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It was a challenge to make it take a fairy tale shape. But it was fun, too. Haikus never ask questions, so that required a new mindset. Are you going to try it? I searched for Quinzaines on wordpress and there were very few. In fact, I didn’t find all that many on google either.
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Brenda, So many of the flowers you have shared with me have been ones I have been somewhat familar with. This one I am not, thought it is quite beautiful. Is the the normal blooming time? Take care, Bill
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This one is from a tree near here. It’s a dwarf magnolia of some sort would be my guess. The bloom is as big as my palm, but the tree doesn’t stand much above 6 feet. It has a very sweet scent.
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Lovely.
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Thanks!
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What a beautiful beautiful flower and I love the poem too!! I was wondering, would you like to read my “Secret Garden” Poem that I published today, I was thinking perhaps you would like it! I thought of you when I posted it 🙂
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So happy you let me know you have a new poem up. I love to read your magical poetry. 🙂
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Beautiful !!
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Thanks!!
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Wow, gorgeous flower!
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Thanks! I’m so happy Mother Nature is waking up from her winter dormancy. 🙂
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You’re welcome. So am I except for the extreme allergens here right now. But I suffer that for the sake of the beauty revealing itself this spring.
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I have allergies, too. But I love the spring nonetheless!
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and what a regal queen she is )
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Reblogged this on Heartafire and commented:
Beautiful!
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Thanks!!
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