Not, Just Another Day (a Lanterne)

A Lanterne is a cinquain form of poetry, in which the first line has one syllable and each subsequent line increases in length by one syllable, except for the final line that concludes the poem with one syllable. Its name derives from the lantern shape that appears when the poem is aligned to the center of the page.


Not, Just Another Day
(a Lanterne)



Clang
Hells bells
Time to wake
I can’t be late
Jump

Bang
I fall
Out of bed
I can’t get up
Stuck

Yuk
Dog licks
No, no more
I’m awake now
Bolt

Out
The door
Cold and wet
Funeral gray
Jolt







Ivor Steven (c) July 2023

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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer. I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.

18 thoughts on “Not, Just Another Day (a Lanterne)”

  7. A rough start to a day! 😮 I hope this didn’t really happen? If so, well, I’m sure tomorrow will be better 🙂 Love the shape of the poem!
    Oh! That song/music always touches my heart. GREAT video.
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️

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    1. it was a dream Carolyn … probably prompted by the forthcoming funeral on Tuesday … but I’m organised, a friend is picking me up and taking me to Melbourne … 🤗😍🌏🐶🎶

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