Billions
of stars
twisted in braids,
swirling in eternal dance,
Heavens!
Author’s note: Lantern is a Japanese form of poetry with 1, 2, 3, 4, 1 syllables set to share a single thought.
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Hi Shaily,
I enjoyed reading your poem.
I actually read it on the day it was published but I didn’t leave a comment immediately cos I wanted to learn more about lantern poems.
Then came some “wanted distractions 🙂” and I totally forgot.
As someone who wears long braids, I can picturesquely imagine your description of swirling dancing stars.
Nice one👍🏼
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Thank you, Ngozi!
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You captured the marvel of stargazing very nicely, Shaily.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you, Pete! One of the NASA pictures of Milkyway is permanently stuck to my mind. It looks like an ariel view of a woman dancing with arms open, swirling around eternally. When I think of a billion galaxies moving in rhythm with each other, it feel like an eternal dance.
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Beautiful! I never heard of lantern and glad to be introduced this this form of poetry.
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Thank you, Sonya! While it makes more sense in Japanese where each letter represents an idea, it can create powerful visuals in all languages! 😊
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