Silver starlit stings tonight
seven sisters rise to greet
skies of fall, escaping rain;
softly humming lullabies,
see them revel, dancing
sultry sirens stir, but where
sulks she, their lost Merope?
Today we are writing about the Pleiades at dVerse. Laura hosts and as one of the alternatives we can write a poem in the Pleiades form. Pick a ONE-WORD TITLE then write a SEVEN-LINE poem of SEVEN SYLLABLES whereby each line begins with the FIRST LETTER of your title.
November 24, 2020
Just lovely – your poem has a light dancing touch that goes so well with the Pleiades and love the sprinkling of alliteration too
Your sultry sisters have a sparkle to them, Björn and, like mine, they are humming lullabies.
Beautiful! Wow!
Wow! So breathtaking.
You aced the prompt, even mentioning the lost sister. I enjoyed the lightness and joy in the piece.
The photo you chose shows the stars dancing. Nicely done.
Beautiful, Bjorn: you’ve managed to tell a story, and also make it scan and woven in some lovely half rhyme and assonance. I just couldn’t get there with this one. But I enjoyed yours!
Oh, delightful – so lyrical.
I nearly titled my poem Sisters. Okay so now i have to research Merope
Happy Tuesday Björn
Much🖤love
How beautifully expressed! A lyrical tour de force, Bjorn. I enjoyed it very much.
This is cool Bjorn. You addressed the prompt, and the missing sister.
The whispers of the s-sounds are beautiful when read aloud. And a lovely rhythm too. (K)
Oh, delightful and rhythmic!
This one feels lyrical, the dancing fits in perfectly. Perhaps, the sister slipped away to sing her own song.
I especially like the idea of stars humming lullabies 🙂
Spotlessly clean and the lost sister is not forgotten
Hank
Beautiful!
Ha I almost gave up writing my own it’s a tough form for me, you’ve done it real justice sir :))
Where indeed? A poem with a meaning and a question. Good one.
Very nicely done!
That is really a sweet poem about that lost sister in the sky.
Nice rendering of the myth. I like the image of them humming lullabies and then dancing and singing.