routes laid out by heavenly bodies for dVerse Poets Quadrille Challenge, Nov 13, 2023

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routes laid out by heavenly bodies

the moon
at its birth
and
the sun
at its death
create
just the
suggestion
of a
road
that is
why
I rise early
for the
sunrise
why I
ask you
to join me
for the
sunset
to howl howl
at the
open moon

This is a rewrite of a poem written 8 years ago transformed into a quadrille for the dVerse Poets Quadrille Challenge: Moon.  Go HERE to read other poems written for this prompt. I think I like the quadrille version better. Thanks, De at Whimsygizmo, for the incentive.

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  7. lillian's avatarlillian

    Yep! Exactly! That’s why when we spend two weeks every September in Provincetown, with our rental right on the shores, I’m up for every sunrise looking left on our deck, and then looking right from our deck every night for sunsets!

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    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      Is Russian generally such a poetic language? This reminds me of the Old English/Old Norse Kennings: a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning, e.g. oar-steed = ship.

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