Alankar(Decor) -207 Poem by Indira Renganathan

Blooming Atlast(Florette cinquain)

The Florette was invented by Jan Turner. It appears to be her attempt to emulate in poetic form,
the growth of a flower by lengthening the last line of each stanza longer than the others, showing growth.

The Florette is stanzaic, written in any number of either quatrains or cinquains:
When written in quatrains the Florette is:
syllabic, quatrains 8-8-8-12
rhymed, quatrains aaba ccdc etc with internal cross rhyme from L3 to the 8th syllable of L4.
x x x x x x x a
x x x x x x x a
x x x x x x x b
x x x x x x x b x x x a
enjambed, L3 and L4 must be enjambed without endstop in L3.

When written in cinquains the Florette is:
accentual syllabic, L1 thru L4 iambic tetrameter (8 syllables)and L5 iambic dodecameter(12 syllables) .
rhymed, aabba ccddc etc. no internal rhyme suggested.
enjambment not a requirement.


Blooming Atlast(Florette cinquain)

A Jasmine plant in her garden
For her to watch very often
But today she is sick and sad
For last night a bad tiff she had
With her husband on words so strong for no pardon

With heavy heart she is waiting
'Would hubby come back still fliting
Or smiling bright to reconcile
Or would he not..? but in exile
Far away in secret staying just for sighting? '

God, tensed up she is so fretful
Strolling up and down full and full
Longing for her husband's return
She prays to God for an upturn
Trudging on the fate of hope from her heart painful

She prays and prays and keeps praying
But soon stops by the door-knocking
Ah, curiously she runs to
See him trusting God- yes, it's true
Prayers answered he is back, he is back smiling

And then she curiously runs
Oh there, her jasmine plant outruns
Fragrant blossoms scenting around
To heal and soothe her heart profound
Her fate of hope, her plea to God that peace reruns