Hello, beautiful readers! For dVerse's Poets Pub, Melissa Lemay has us focusing on April Fools. She encouraged us to create a poem where 60% of the poem is made of truths while 40% of the poem is made of lies. It reminds me of the game Two Truths and a Lie.
I decided to write a set of three cinquains. The first and last are American cinquains while the second stanza is a reverse cinquain. An American cinquain consists of five lines with a syllabic pattern of 2-4-6-8-2. A reverse cinquain's pattern is 2-8-6-4-2. I'll let you decide which two stanzas are truths and which is a lie. 😉
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Identity
childhood
set foundation
for insecurities
approval always out of reach
striving
taught to
tell myself pretty little lies
wrapped with delicate bows
superficial
ego
now grown
embraced self-worth
proud of the path taken
fortified with great inner strength
grounded
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What an interesting question about which are true and which is a pretty little lie. I'm going to guess that the middle one is not true. I know the last is where you are now - and that's wonderfully true!
ReplyDeleteYou are correct, Diana! Thank you for the compliment. :-)
DeleteI cannot tell which one is true and which is not.... they seem to follow a certian narrative that makes sense.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bjorn! I'm happy they merged together well. I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
Deletei love that you open your post with "hello, beautiful readers" ...
ReplyDeletehello, beautiful Yvette!
very much enjoyed your piece. thank you for introducing me to a new form of poetry. i could not tell which was real vs lie (it flows perfectly) ... but so glad to read you are feeling grounded. <3
Thank you, Pink! I appreciate your kind words. The middle stanza was my lie. :-)
DeleteWelcome back...Glad you had such a great trip. Last one is true.
ReplyDeletehttps://rallentanda.blogspot.com/2025/03/poem-daynapowrimo-2025.html.. DAY 1,,,,There is one lie in this one !
DeleteThank you, Rall! I am definitely more grounded now. :-) Thanks for sharing! :-)
DeleteA great trifecta of cinquains. I too wasn't sure which was the lie but, you did reference lies in the second cinquain.
ReplyDeleteYes, Truedessa! The second stanza is my lie. I was never good at fluffing up my own ego (and still don't). Thanks for stopping by. :-)
DeleteBravo, Yvette!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Nolcha! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteTrue. Childhood is full of little lies, and that is why growing up seems painful.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Reena! Thanks for visiting. :-)
DeleteYou did a great job with this poem. I didn't even know how to start it. Robbie
ReplyDeleteI struggled at first, Robbie. Then, the idea of separate stanzas came to me, and it worked. Thanks for visiting. :-)
DeleteI scanned the comments and am happy to know the second stanza is the stanza with untruth. The first is all too relatable, and I couldn’t fault you if the second was true as well. Happy you emerged a beautiful butterfly from the chrysalis.🦋
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you, Melissa! I appreciate your kindness. :-)
DeleteYvette, this flows seamlessly, even the lies! Wonderful cinquains.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Punam! I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteTrue confessions! I wonder, I wonder. I can't imagine you as superficial .... so it has to be stanza two!! Thanks for leaving a comment on YODA.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct, Helen! I have never been superficial or had a strong ego. Quite the opposite, actually! Thanks for visiting and commenting! :-)
DeletePrompt aside, and well done, but this is a wonderful poem. I wouldn't presume to know which was the lie, but I suspect some truth in the last line.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Paul! My second stanza is the lie. I was never one to have a superficial ego. I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
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