Quintine

This poetic form is a syllable-counting form, like nonet, cinquain, lanturne and Etheree. There are no restrictions as to subject matter, nor is there a prescribed rhyme scheme. 

It is a five line poem with the following syllable structure:

L1 - 1 syllable
L2 - 3 syllables
L3 - 5 syllables
L4 - 7 syllables
L5 - 9 syllables


Here is one of mine (3 stanzas)

Gently Bow (A "love" poem in Quintines)

I 
was fetal 
warmed within the folds 
of sunlit dunes of grandeur. 
I chased the curls of unlocked essence. 

I'm 
viewed smaller 
than grains transparent, 
telescoped, inward and still, 
balancing on floods of emotions. 

From 
Ararat, 
I'll try sun- bathing. 
Sending forth this bird of peace,
I'll gently bow and apply sun-block. 

© Norman S. Pollack