Autumn Fruit

Three American cinquains

Photo by William. J Spirdione

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These final fruits
With slugs and tiny wasps
To the point of fermentation.
Nibbled.

Brushed off
Damp detritus,
In soft sunlight they glowed
An irresistible delight.
Succumb.

Sweetness
Explodes on tongue,
Golden raspberry ripe.
Fine flavor spreads with tiny seeds
One more.

The American Cinquain was invented by Adelaide Crapsey, born in Brooklyn New York in 1878 and dying a short thirty-six years later.
The form is inspired by the haiku and tanka with five lines, 1,2,3,4, and 1 stresses and 2,4,6,8 and 2 syllables.

Written late in response to an August prompt by Michael Hall, thank you, Michael, a link to his original story with excellent information on the American Cinquain with some great links,