I have never heard of this form yet I’ve tried to follow the guidelines to create a lanturne.
The challenge has been given by Colleen (Word Craft Poetry #TankaTuesday) This week, we have to write a lanturne poem or a series of lanturne poems. (A series gets you extra credit, by the way).
The lanturne is a five-line verse shaped like a Japanese lantern with a syllabic pattern of one, two, three, four, one. (1, 2, 3, 4, 1).
I have tried to write a series of lanturne poems.
If
You yearn
for moments
If they call you,
wait!
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dig
deeper.
memories
coruscate to
cheer
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some
love to
embrace us
others look grim
drab
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all
attach
some essence
to stream of life
song
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sing
with poise
To handle
turbulent life
lull
© Balroop Singh
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Thank you for the inspiration to learn new forms, Colleen.
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