I find walking around outside at Las Vegas cheaper and more rewarding than inside. Especially when I leave home in Minnesota at 10 degrees with snow on the ground and land at 70 degrees with palm trees.

This poem is a Cinquain.
A Cinquain is written using a pattern. "Cinq" [pronounced SINK] is French for the number 5. This type of poem only has five lines. Each line follows a specific pattern.
There are many ways to write this type of poetry. The traditional Cinquain, as developed by Adelaide Crapsey, has five lines and a strict structure based on syllable count.
Line 1: Two syllables
Line 2: Four syllables
Line 3: Six syllables
Line 4: Eight syllables
Line 5: Two syllables

This photograph was taken by the author at Las Vegas in 2011.

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