The Friday Reprises Veterans’ Day Remembrance!
This is a reprise of our November 11, 2011 challenge.
Friday Fling #257 November 8th 2013
Monday November 11th is Veterans’ Day, a day to remember
and show our appreciation for the soldiers who have served.
It was established after World War I on Armistice Day,
when that war, one of the worst in history, ended in 1918.
We thought the Cinquain would be a good format to express the meaning of Veterans’ Day.
Recall that it is a poem of five (“cinq” in French) lines
and progressively larger number of syllables
until the last line returns to two,
thus: (from shadowpoetry.com)
Cinquain is a short, usually unrhymed poem consisting of twenty-two syllables
distributed as 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, in five lines. It was developed by the Imagist poet, Adelaide Crapsey.
Here’s an example:
Turquoise Thoughts
Hammered
silver bracelet,
desert sky turquoise stone –
city-bound but feels sagebrush in
her soul.
Copyright © 2005 Deborah P Kolodji
Another variation, sometimes used by school teachers to teach grammar, is as follows:
Line 1: Noun
Line 2: Description of Noun
Line 3: Action
Line 4: Feeling or Effect
Line 5: Synonym of the initial noun.
Example:
angels
kind beyond words
they protect and forgive
and make feelings of blissfulness
cherubim
Copyright © 2003 Erin Holbrook
This week the CPC Friday Fling remembers America’s veterans in Cinquains!
Be sure to save time to read and comment respectfully
on your fellow Pals’ memorials.
Then enjoy a weekend of American freedom!
Welcome to out Veterans Day Challenge! What better way to show appreciation for our men and women in uniform past than to write a poem about it! Pull up a Cinquain and see what your patriotic poetic muse can do with it.
REMEMBERING OUR VETERANS
~
Appreciation
To our fellowmen
Whom fought the battles
Protect guard make safe haven
Veterans
~
Written By: Bettie Davis ———————— © November o7 , 2o13
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pfBUUZNbFM
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q65KZIqay4E
COURAGE
*^*
Veterans
Guard protect
Straight honor battle
Navy army marine air force
War
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Written By: Bettie Davis —————————— © November o8 , 2o13
On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service
of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise
to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and
their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free.
God Bless the brave men and women
who risked their lives to preserve our freedom.
Thank you for your service Each and every member
of the armed services has contributed to our nation’s
freedom and liberty. With pride and gratitude we salute
the brave men and women who risked their lives to protect us.
Respect and honor to Veterans and their families.
not only on veterans day but everyday..
Hi everyone – how could one not take some time for this? Thank you Bob, for honoring our veterans in such a manner.
Duty,
Honor, Country.
We live our creed. With our
blood we will purchase your right to
live free.
Happy Veteran’s Day…….Many blessings shared here!!!!! :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: