sing to me Polaris’ song steady, constant of the north. show my midnight lullaby softly rocking, back and forth. see the map on my pillow salted as sunbathing seas. shoo my fears, shoo them for me.
*“Pleiades” is a star cluster in Taurus constellation and is also called as “Seven Sisters”. (Greek Mythology)
Going by its properties the form “Pleiades” was invented in 1999 by Craig Tigerman. It consists of seven lines, each line starting with the same letter as the title. The title is a single word.
Later on Hortensia Anderson restricted the length of each line to six syllables. Hence, this form can be defined as a seven line poem with each line beginning with the same letter as the title and having six syllables in each line. The title must be of one word only.
The North Star or Pole Star – aka Polaris – is famous for holding nearly still in our sky while the entire northern sky moves around it. That’s because it’s located nearly at the north celestial pole, the point around which the entire northern sky turns. Polaris marks the way due north.
~This is charming! I love how you have centred the poem around the one constant in the night sky – the anchor while the whole “midnight lullaby [is]
softly rocking, back and forth.”
What a delight to read this Thanksgiving morn! I smiled when I read the title and then smiled all the way through the reading. You’ve indeed provided a lullaby….I read it a second time, aloud….and it is a lullaby! The “softly rocking back and forth” line is the penultimate! I enjoyed this very much.
Tears as salt and stars and fears, which they are.
Sister, I hope you are very well. I’m sorry I haven’t been in touch for a while; health issues keep slowing me down, sometimes keeping me away from the computer except for a few minutes in a day. But I was writing something for today and thought of you, especially in your situation being distant from your loved one. So I finished the work, dedicated it to you, and managed to post it. It’s at https://clcouch123.wordpress.com/2020/12/11/fate-unravels/. God keep you and yours–your brother Christopher.
Hello, brother. Greetings in the name of our Lord. Thank you for your kind comment and please no worries. I have read your piece and it touched me. So beautifully written. I appreciate you and your poetry! May you have a blessed 2021, brother! blessings!
Hi, sister, I’m happy to hear from you and delighted with your comments about the work. I hope you have a healthy year and get to have those around you whom you care for around you (soon), again.
Bravo, luv the alliteration
Much🖤love
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Thank you, Gillena! May you have a blessed 2021!
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~This is charming! I love how you have centred the poem around the one constant in the night sky – the anchor while the whole “midnight lullaby [is]
softly rocking, back and forth.”
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oh yes. you got it, Laura. Thank you! May you have a blessed 2021!
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This true North for me too… a perfect lullaby to fall into the dreams.
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oooh. grateful you felt that way, Bjorn. May you have a blessed 2021!
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A beautiful and soothing lullaby (K)
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Thank you, K! May you have a blessed 2021!
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Thank you–happy new year!
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Salted is sunbathing seas, I like that.
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Thank you, Rob! May you have a blessed 2021!
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What a delight to read this Thanksgiving morn! I smiled when I read the title and then smiled all the way through the reading. You’ve indeed provided a lullaby….I read it a second time, aloud….and it is a lullaby! The “softly rocking back and forth” line is the penultimate! I enjoyed this very much.
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So happy you felt the lull in this lullaby Lillian. May you have a blesses 2021!
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A beautiful, soothing, and perfect lullaby!
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oh you are the sweetest. Thank you, Diana!
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You’re welcome!
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Tears as salt and stars and fears, which they are.
Sister, I hope you are very well. I’m sorry I haven’t been in touch for a while; health issues keep slowing me down, sometimes keeping me away from the computer except for a few minutes in a day. But I was writing something for today and thought of you, especially in your situation being distant from your loved one. So I finished the work, dedicated it to you, and managed to post it. It’s at https://clcouch123.wordpress.com/2020/12/11/fate-unravels/. God keep you and yours–your brother Christopher.
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Hello, brother. Greetings in the name of our Lord. Thank you for your kind comment and please no worries. I have read your piece and it touched me. So beautifully written. I appreciate you and your poetry! May you have a blessed 2021, brother! blessings!
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Hi, sister, I’m happy to hear from you and delighted with your comments about the work. I hope you have a healthy year and get to have those around you whom you care for around you (soon), again.
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Brother, it’s been a while. Greetings in the name of our Lord. I hope your first months of 2021 have been kind. Blessings to you.
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