Ethiopian Amharic Cryptic Poetry የአማርኛ ቅኔዎች. Qine ቅኔ is a very short poem usually having two verses. Qine ቅኔ is a Cryptic Poetry having an obvious direct meaning and more ly a secretive message The Direct straight forward point of the poem is called ሰም Wax, and the hidden and twisted message of the poem is called ወርቅ Gold.