Welcome to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie “Saturday Mix” hosted by weejars. The Lucky Dip today is to write a Lanturne.
“The Lanturne is a five-line verse shaped like a Japanese lantern with a syllabic pattern of one, two, three, four, one.”
Here is my attempt based on what I see outside my window:
One
tiny
hummingbird,
waiting to fly
south
I am so jealous of you having hummingbirds in America! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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They will soon be gone, Pete and not return until mid-April. They are amazing to watch.
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Lovely
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Thank you. I thought it was an interesting challenge.
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Nice.
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Thank you, Sadje.
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You’re welcome Maggie
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Exquisite 💜
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Thank you, Willow. It was fun.
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How special — and a wonderful way to capture the image — a poetic camera.
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Thank you for your kind words.
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Love the piece!
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Thank you, Shaily.
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Thank you for introducing me to this form of poetry. Unbelievably difficult and beautiful. Here is my attempt: https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/160269052/posts/4878#comment-3256
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Sorry, here is the correct link: https://fishinthetrees.home.blog/2021/10/13/lantern-hope/
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You wrote a lovely piece, Shaily. Bravo!
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Thank you! ☺️
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I found it similarly challenging.
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