This is a very popular five line stanza. Originally, it was a French form with open line length and rhyme scheme. However, the common cinquain follows the form set down by Adelaide Crapsey. This form is composed of five lines starting with a two syllable line, followed by three lines which increase by to syllables in turn and finally finished with a two syllable line. It is often in iambic form. The syllable layout can be observed below:
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"Nature's Escape"
Join
me and dance with
the music of the night
and rejoice in nature and breath
in life.
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