Java ~ a Cinquain Poem

Java

Stimulus drink

Morning cup required

Miss beloved brew—grouch all day

Coffee

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Instructions for "How to Write a Cinquain Poem"
by Linda Ann Nickerson
as written in Arts & Entertainment,
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2918324/how_to_write_a_cinquain_poem.html?cat=38

Structured as 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 2

Line 1 contains two syllables (usually the one-word title of the cinquain poem).

Line 2 contains four syllables (usually two words, describing the title of the cinquain poem).

Line 3 contains six syllables (usually three words, citing an action or plot of the cinquain poem).

Line 4 contains eight syllables (usually four words, portraying the emotion or feeling of the cinquain poem).

Line 5 contains two syllables (usually one word, recalling the title of the cinquain poem - either as a synonym or repetition).

Linda's blog, Nickers and Ink (link), contains many of her poems