#cinquain — Public Fediverse posts

Caveat: Poem #3633 "It had a point"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
a stick
was discovered
wielded inexpertly
and then discarded once again
such thrills

- a cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/20/caveat-poem-3633/

Caveat: Poem #3633 "It had a point"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
a stick
was discovered
wielded inexpertly
and then discarded once again
such thrills

- a cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/20/caveat-poem-3633/

Caveat: Poem #3632 "Not actually transcendent"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
angels
taking smoke breaks
up among the dawn's clouds
hollow cheeks illuminated
with gold

- a cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/19/caveat-poem-3632/

Caveat: Poem #3632 "Not actually transcendent"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
angels
taking smoke breaks
up among the dawn's clouds
hollow cheeks illuminated
with gold

- a cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/19/caveat-poem-3632/

Caveat: Poem #3631 "Molecules of fate"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
chill breeze
made bold whitecaps
on our secluded bay
small gods installed themselves above
gazed down

- a cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/18/caveat-poem-3631/

Caveat: Poem #3631 "Molecules of fate"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
chill breeze
made bold whitecaps
on our secluded bay
small gods installed themselves above
gazed down

- a cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/18/caveat-poem-3631/

Caveat: Poem #3630 "The aimless tourists' lament"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
They came
(cruise ship people)
and visited my store.
"What is there to do in this town?"
I sigh.

- a cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/17/caveat-poem-3630/

Caveat: Poem #3630 "The aimless tourists' lament"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
They came
(cruise ship people)
and visited my store.
"What is there to do in this town?"
I sigh.

- a cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/17/caveat-poem-3630/

Caveat: Poem #3629 "A lizardly lack"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
no snakes
lurk among stones
no dragons can be found
lollygagging in the forest
boring

- a cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/16/caveat-poem-3629/

Caveat: Poem #3629 "A lizardly lack"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
no snakes
lurk among stones
no dragons can be found
lollygagging in the forest
boring

- a cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/16/caveat-poem-3629/

Caveat: Poem #3628 "Occult activities"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
ley lines
across islands
even in alaska
our geomantic bears use them
for fun

- a cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/15/caveat-poem-3628/

Caveat: Poem #3628 "Occult activities"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
ley lines
across islands
even in alaska
our geomantic bears use them
for fun

- a cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/15/caveat-poem-3628/

Caveat: Poem #3626 "Ode to the old, broke-ass jeep"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
the jeep:
isolated
in a liminal space
draws rhizomatic escape lines...
so strong!

- a cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/13/caveat-poem-3626/

Caveat: Poem #3626 "Ode to the old, broke-ass jeep"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
the jeep:
isolated
in a liminal space
draws rhizomatic escape lines...
so strong!

- a cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/13/caveat-poem-3626/

Caveat: Poem #3625 "Red marks on clichéd essays"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
the sea
offered fishes
like bland criticism
which grad students safely ignore...
sidetracked!

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/12/caveat-poem-3625/

Caveat: Poem #3625 "Red marks on clichéd essays"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
the sea
offered fishes
like bland criticism
which grad students safely ignore...
sidetracked!

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/12/caveat-poem-3625/

Caveat: Poem #3624 "An accidental archeology"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
some dogs
explored the beach
sniffed at the crusty rocks
and found lost civilizations
washed up

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/11/caveat-poem-3624/

Caveat: Poem #3624 "An accidental archeology"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
some dogs
explored the beach
sniffed at the crusty rocks
and found lost civilizations
washed up

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/11/caveat-poem-3624/

Caveat: Poem #3623 "Parallel worlds"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
Giants
among the clouds
bellowing out dirges
while whales practice meditation
at depth

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/10/caveat-poem-3623/

Caveat: Poem #3623 "Parallel worlds"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
Giants
among the clouds
bellowing out dirges
while whales practice meditation
at depth

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/10/caveat-poem-3623/

Caveat: Poem #3621 "A tale for all time"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
no snakes
nor grim lizards
march out from our dreamlands
to vanquish those demonic slugs
we're free

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/08/caveat-poem-3621/

Caveat: Poem #3621 "A tale for all time"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
no snakes
nor grim lizards
march out from our dreamlands
to vanquish those demonic slugs
we're free

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/08/caveat-poem-3621/

Caveat: Poem #3620 "Colloquy in the lantern wastes"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
the snow
added to dreams
like dollops of cream
old former friends discoursed
on the nature of princesses
and sighed

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/07/caveat-poem-3620/

Caveat: Poem #3620 "Colloquy in the lantern wastes"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
the snow
added to dreams
like dollops of cream
old former friends discoursed
on the nature of princesses
and sighed

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/07/caveat-poem-3620/

Caveat: Poem #3619 "Meteorology"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
liquid
atmospheric
spinning water angels
manifestations of magic
speechless

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/06/caveat-poem-3619/

Caveat: Poem #3619 "Meteorology"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
liquid
atmospheric
spinning water angels
manifestations of magic
speechless

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/06/caveat-poem-3619/

Caveat: Poem #3618 "The Earth as seen from space"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
monkeys
roaming about
in their portable caves
they're all dangerous solipsists
happy

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/05/caveat-poem-3618/

Caveat: Poem #3618 "The Earth as seen from space"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
monkeys
roaming about
in their portable caves
they're all dangerous solipsists
happy

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/05/caveat-poem-3618/

Caveat: Poem #3617 "The texture of reality"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
moonlight
daydreams darkness.
an egregore of bears
watch fish wander into rivers...
hungry

- a cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/04/caveat-poem-3617/

Caveat: Poem #3617 "The texture of reality"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
moonlight
daydreams darkness.
an egregore of bears
watch fish wander into rivers...
hungry

- a cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/04/caveat-poem-3617/

Caveat: Poem #3616 "A surprising perception"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
The mist
over the inlet
makes it look like there's snow
but it's July so that's not right.
But still.

- a cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/03/caveat-poem-3616/

Caveat: Poem #3616 "A surprising perception"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
The mist
over the inlet
makes it look like there's snow
but it's July so that's not right.
But still.

- a cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/07/03/caveat-poem-3616/

Caveat: Poem #3614 "Precipitous departures"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
kids die
by their own hand
nihilist epidemic
this town: two last year, one last week
despair

- a real cinquain. Too many youth suicides in this small Alaskan town.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/06/30/caveat-poem-3614/

Caveat: Poem #3614 "Precipitous departures"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
kids die
by their own hand
nihilist epidemic
this town: two last year, one last week
despair

- a real cinquain. Too many youth suicides in this small Alaskan town.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/06/30/caveat-poem-3614/

Caveat: Poem #3613 "Archeological traces of affect"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
brain zaps
like skeletons
appear at the edges
and skate around your destiny
with light

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/06/29/caveat-poem-3613/

Caveat: Poem #3613 "Archeological traces of affect"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
brain zaps
like skeletons
appear at the edges
and skate around your destiny
with light

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/06/29/caveat-poem-3613/

Caveat: Poem #3612 "The new social contract"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
Dragons
were discarded.
A new bestiary
was presented to the people.
They balked.

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/06/28/caveat-poem-3612/

Caveat: Poem #3612 "The new social contract"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
Dragons
were discarded.
A new bestiary
was presented to the people.
They balked.

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/06/28/caveat-poem-3612/

Caveat: Poem #3611 "With a wide-winged whoosh"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
The mews
of the eagles
shattered the afternoon:
shards of time broke loose and scattered.
A pause.

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/06/27/caveat-poem-3611/

Caveat: Poem #3611 "With a wide-winged whoosh"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
The mews
of the eagles
shattered the afternoon:
shards of time broke loose and scattered.
A pause.

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/06/27/caveat-poem-3611/

Caveat: Poem #3609 "Improbable eschatologies"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
creatures
with nice rainboots
lurking under the sea
hoping a funky paradise
will rise

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/06/25/caveat-poem-3609/

Caveat: Poem #3609 "Improbable eschatologies"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
creatures
with nice rainboots
lurking under the sea
hoping a funky paradise
will rise

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/06/25/caveat-poem-3609/

Caveat: Poem #3608 "The desert of the imaginary"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
camels
making journeys
feral and featureless
through post-apocalyptic lands
so bright

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/06/24/caveat-poem-3608/

Caveat: Poem #3608 "The desert of the imaginary"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
camels
making journeys
feral and featureless
through post-apocalyptic lands
so bright

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/06/24/caveat-poem-3608/

Caveat: Poem #3606 "The loss of agency"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
Gargoyles
peer out at you
from alternate spaces.
They abscond with your intentions.
You're doomed.

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/06/22/caveat-poem-3606/

Caveat: Poem #3606 "The loss of agency"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
Gargoyles
peer out at you
from alternate spaces.
They abscond with your intentions.
You're doomed.

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/06/22/caveat-poem-3606/

Caveat: Poem #3603 "The systematic process of composition"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
monkeys
make a mockery
throwing out ideas
like monastical maniacs
brainstorm

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/06/19/caveat-poem-3603/

Caveat: Poem #3603 "The systematic process of composition"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
monkeys
make a mockery
throwing out ideas
like monastical maniacs
brainstorm

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/06/19/caveat-poem-3603/

Caveat: Poem #3601 "Behind the veil of the real"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
tides rise
the sea takes souls
skeletons on the beach
a green frog runs a long con game
myths burn

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/06/17/caveat-poem-3601/

Caveat: Poem #3601 "Behind the veil of the real"

#Poetry #Cinquain

ㅁ
tides rise
the sea takes souls
skeletons on the beach
a green frog runs a long con game
myths burn

- a surreal cinquain.

https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2026/06/17/caveat-poem-3601/