It's Twenty To Twelve
Midnight Beckons
It's twenty to twelve and midnight beckons, I want to stay up til midnight and then up at 5:45 tomorrow morning and a couple of seemingly impossible tasks to finish at work tomorrow.
So I thought I would write a double butterfly cinquain.
The only problem being is that the Vocal editor does not let you keep the format. although it is more about the syllables in the lines similar to a haiku.
I also want to at least hit the hundred-word pre-haiku challenge minimum word requirement, which I have done with this brief preamble.
This is how it should look
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Counting
Down The Minutes
Until Midnight Arrives
The Church Bell Strikes Twelve Ringing Peals
And Then
There Is Silence, I Lie Awake
In The Quiet Darkness
In My Warm Bed
To Sleep
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Now Is
The Time Of Dreams
Ride Into The Unknown
Discover A Fabled Empire
The Past
I See Statues, Columns, Temples
Destroyed By Father Time
And Erosion
Awake
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Comments (9)
Nice job! ☺️💕
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Wonderful use of wording to capture the mood and imagery.
Nicely done
Wonderful double Butterfly Cinquain! I loved it!
I could almost hear a clock ticking. Nice one! Cinquain formatting is tricky, I think you nailed it!(As usual!) Great song as well.
As always, brilliant & beautiful!!! Love it!!!💕💖😊
This was wonderful! I love the pic of the formatted version :) And the idea that we can discover an empire in our dreams. Beautifully written.
Such a fun, original poem. And of course, the music link rocks. You have a vast arsenal of music Mike!
Oh, this is so beautiful! I love how you included the original format, also. Wonderful. ❤️