Quintain Poetry: Four New Rhyme Schemes

Here are four rhyme schemes for those writing quintain poems.

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Bellingham Quintain

AAAAA

Examples:

AAAAA Bellingham Q #1517, 1580, 1586, 1632, # 1643, 1697, 1814, 1908

Bellingham Quintain Rhyme Scheme Prosody

A. raking rust colored leaves
A. from under a sweet gum tree
A. tossed by a November breeze
A. scattered randomly---
A. my head drips sweat free
- Mike Garofalo, # 1517

Cayucos Quintain

AAABB 

Cayucos Q # 423, 765, 1243, 1459, 1759,  # 1807, 1810, 1892, 2142, 2508

Cayucos Quintain Rhyme Scheme Prosody

A Northern lights
A in the Pullman night
A an unusual sight—
B students gather for the colored show
B standing on muddied snow.
- Mike Garofalo

Coos Quintain

ABCBB

Examples:

ABCBB Coos Q #669, 1213, 1577, 1767, 1784, # 1984

Coos Quintain Rhyme Scheme Prosody

A. We don't really know Why
B. The Seasons come and go.
C. Always on schedule.
B. Ready for a Show!
B. They just Do It! You know!
- Mike Garofalo, # 1767

Mendocino Quintain

AABCC 

AABCC Mendocino Q # 69, 538, 1225, 1869, 1980,
        # 2267, 2491, 2743

Mendocino Quintain Prosody

A The Fates changed trucks in Crescent City
A Carried their Precious to Yachat's gritty
B Guarded the Sacred with scabbard knives.
C They ran, those Fates, chased by destinies,
C Fearing free will, trapped by realities.
- Mike Garofalo

Also called an Envelope Quintain, Pepperwood

Bundled Up - Quintains: Volume 1, 1 - 1,000

Bundled Up - Quintains: Volume 2, 1,000 - 1,500

Bundled Up - Quintains: Volume 3, 1,500 - 2,000

Bundled Up - Quintains: Volume 4, 2,000 - 2,500

Bundled Up - Quintains: Volume 5, 2,500 - 3,000

 

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