Ethereal event that everyone knows,
Covering the star our moon overgrows.
Lights are gone in the crystal clear sky,
Infinite darkness reaching up high,
Power of the moment, spectacle for the eye.
Sun and Moon unite, now they become one,
Evening we waited for has finally begun.
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A Flower Song
Apparently the Aztecs, Toltecs, Chichimecs and other Mexica were crazy about poetry. Despite the book-burning, slaughter, and epidemics that characterized the early stages of the Spanish conquest of the empires of Mexico, some hundreds of poems from the height of their tradition come down to us in Classical Nahuatl, preserved by Nahua and Spanish scholars of the 16th century. One of the most famous poets, Nezahualcoyotl, was a sage-king who opposed the cult of human sacrifice associated with Tezcatlipoca, God of the Smoking Mirror, and favored Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent. Flowers and feathers were the favorite offering of the Plumed Serpent. Moreover, flowers and feathers are a metaphor for poetry. Individual words, scattered petals, the down of tropical birds. The temples of blood sacrifice could be transformed into temples of flower and song. A sublimated offering to the Heart of Earth and the Heart of Sky encapsulated in the Classical Nahuatl kenning for poetry: in xōchitl in cuīcatl, meaning, "the flower and the song." The following poem is part of a longer work, and is in a state of flux, so take the waters as they flow:
By Rob Angeli5 days ago in Poets
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learnt alot from this
This is a very lovely Acrostic poem from you! Loved it. I request you to read my poem named "The all heart derelict" So , good bye!
This was absolute gorgeous! Loved your Acrostic!
Great as usual 🫶🏻
I loved this poem, Anna. Really great take on the Eclipse Acrostic challenge. It's my favorite so far!
Great job! Love this ❤️
Beautiful! this >> "Sun and Moon unite, now they become one" 💖💖💖
Nice one.