"Luminescent Reverie"
A Celestial Sonata to the Moonlit Night"
Bathed in silver glow, a celestial ballet,
The moon ascends, in the night's grand display.
A guardian orb, in the velvet sky's domain,
Whispers ancient tales, a luminescent refrain.
In phases, it waxes, a crescent's gentle curve,
A celestial dance, from grace it won't swerve.
Lunar mistress, with a face ever-changing,
Guardian of secrets, in the night arranging.
Cradling dreams in its soft, ethereal light,
A beacon above, in the calm of the night.
A cosmic lantern, casting shadows free,
The moon, a silent poet, in the celestial sea.
Majestic orb, a timeless, tranquil guide,
In the tapestry of stars, where dreams abide.
A muse for lovers, in the moonlit trance,
Reflecting love's glow in its silvery expanse.
Through veils of clouds, it weaves its tune,
A silver luminary, in the vast lagoon.
Moon, the night's poet, with verses untold,
In its celestial dance, mysteries unfold.
Oh, lunar voyager, on the cosmic sea,
Your radiant journey, a marvel to see.
In the quietude of night, a celestial swoon,
A timeless serenade to the watching moon.
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Laiba Ahmed
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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 Angeli4 days ago in Poets
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Such a beautiful poem!