The Poetic Musings of Dawn

quinzaine (#10)

The Model

Little garments, exposed skin
What purpose is there
in long socks?


Quintaine
"Quinze" in French means fifteen. A quinzaine is an unrhymed verse of fifteen syllables distributed in three lines. The first line makes a statement and the next two lines ask a question relating to the statement.
Here is the pattern:
Line 1: Statement of 7 syllables
Line 2: Beginning of question with 5 syllables
Line 3: End of question with 3 syllables