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Lines of Five

words quick like a match

By Gideon KiprutoPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Lines of Five
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Five lines, one spark—
words quick like a match,
a flicker, then the burn.
Poetry, sharp, clean—
breathe.

Cinquain

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Gideon Kipruto

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  • Mark Grahamabout a year ago

    Poems can light many fires of learning all that we need to know in many different ways and forms. Imagination.

  • Sadam salamonabout a year ago

    Speaks more

  • Cecil Enockabout a year ago

    Sparks

  • Marie381Uk about a year ago

    I read this a few times it’s meaning and way you wrote it is perfect

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