Cliché…

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Sue Vincent


Cliché
Hackneyed, outworn,
Sighing, mourning, why-ing
Penned expressions of emotion
Human

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It is, they say, just a cliché
To pen a mournful verse,
An ode to love, a billet doux,
A burning flame…or worse…

And yet, the universal pen
Of lovers everywhere
Turns first to rhyme and doggerel
When seeking words of care.

Perhaps the poet and the heart
Have gone too deep for skill
And with emotion’s misaimed sword
Their own expressions kill?

Sometimes a cliché’s all that works
… The rose and turtle dove…
To confine hearts to paper words
(Or find a rhyme for ‘love’).

Do not dismiss the doggerel;
Within outmoded form,
The heart that seeks the words to speak
Is genuine and warm.

Although the words are shaped awry
And though the phrases pall,
The love they hold is not cliché’d
But at the heart of all.

(Cinquain for Colleen’s poetry challenge)

About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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28 Responses to Cliché…

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  2. willowdot21 says:
    August 22, 2018 at 14:31

    Well that’s a glorious cinquain 💜💜

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  3. Colleen Chesebro says:
    August 22, 2018 at 14:34

    Sue this is a fabulous cinquain and the accompanying poetic prose touched my soul. I’m blown away by your creativity and gift for words. You are amazing! ❤

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  4. D. Wallace Peach says:
    August 22, 2018 at 20:47

    Well done. That looks so hard to do and you pulled it off, Sue.

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  5. Jennie says:
    August 23, 2018 at 03:14

    You did this well, Sue!

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  6. memadtwo says:
    August 23, 2018 at 03:17

    Beautiful, Sue–“genuine and warm” (K)

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  7. dgkaye says:
    August 24, 2018 at 03:35

    Wow! Sensational cinquain Sue. You have the gift. ❤

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  8. Jack Eason says:
    August 24, 2018 at 08:08

    Reblogged this on Have We Had Help? and commented:
    Love a bit of poetry from time to time…

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  12. merrildsmith says:
    August 27, 2018 at 11:28

    Beautifully done, Sue.

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  13. Vivian Zems says:
    August 27, 2018 at 16:12

    I love this! Even though doggerel- it’s pure because it’s from the heart. Perfect.

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  14. Jason A. Muckley says:
    August 27, 2018 at 22:50

    Beautiful! Great job Sue

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