LISTEN
dream of green the bough says sees her leaves fall —be bough trembles in the cold but she is warm sleep snow beauty speaks to all will you listen? pause pure nature— hear the call the world over peace tread lightly hunt to find each life's a star grow be earth tuned turn to green a world awake bliss * © 2022 selmamartin.com
The TankaTuesday prompt, Prompt Challenge No. 280 this week, calls for a specific
form– Lanturne/Lanterne, a five-line verse shaped like a Japanese lantern that appears
when the poem is center-aligned. It has a syllabic pattern of 1- 2- 3- 4- 1.
Please click on the link to view examples and an explanation about the Lanterne form.
As you can see from reading mine against the explanation in that link, my first lines
are not all nouns. This break in the rules felt natural to me when I chose my theme
after reading Colleen’s lovely Prosper Lanterne Series.
Regardless, it was fun writing this, and can only hope you enjoyed reading my series of
lanterne poems. Thanks so much.
And one more thing, last week, I told you about a 3:43-long video that puts me in a
good place and shared it in its entirety with lyrics, so you get a feel for it.
Today I share the YouTube video of The CNN’ Call To Earth’ Commercial I mentioned.
This one’s less than a minute long. I believe it complements the message in the
lanterne series.
Also, spreading my wings far and wide, I’m pingback-ing this post with earthweal open
link weekend #127. Thanks, earthweal.
Um… Er… It might seem repetitive, but I’m trying to amplify the ‘call to earth.
CNN/Rolex Call to Earth commercial – featuring A Better Tomorrow – Victoria Renée
All who commented last week said they didn’t know the song, which makes me want to
share this with you more. And now, you’ve seen the commercial I see in Japan.
Hope it puts you in a good place, too.
Lantern photo by Taryn Elliott on Pexels.com
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How beautifully you have put it across Selma. I just loved it ❤️
I’m ecstatic to hear you say that, dear Radhika. Thanks so much.
Beautifully written Poems.
Thanks, Sadje. Xo
You’re most welcome
Well crafted. 👍
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So, so lovely, Selma. Your concluding lanterne is exquisite. 💗
Aww, thanks for saying this, Gwen. Appreciate you.
Beautiful lanterns, all!
Thanks, Annette 💗 ✨
Well done!
Xo
Really enjoyed this form and the message within. Inspiring commercial as well! 👏👏💐
Tricia, I appreciate your support and I’m so glad you watched the video. Thanks XoXo
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So peaceful Selma. Like a meditation.
A meditation. Yes. So happy you saw that. Bless you. 😚
I love your poem, and that video was beautiful! Thanks for sharing, Selma! 🙂
Yvette, so glad you found this beautiful. Glad I shared. Blessings.
such great form Selma and the video is awesome!!! 💖💖
I am really happy you caught this one my friend.
Happy anniversary weekend to you. Many more. XoXo 💗
So am I.
Thanks so much!
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Such an interesting form… definitely inspired to try.
Glad to hear you say. Be well Rajani. Sending good vibes.
Beautiful poem Selma, loved the textured, it felt very vibrant
Aww. Glad you read. Deb. You bless me. 👏
I enjoyed reading your lanterne.
Thank you, Ruth. Blessings.
This is so lovely, Selma. A beautiful uplifting message. We need them these days.
So happy to know you enjoyed it, Sherry. Thanks for reading. I bless you. Xoxoxo yes, we need uplifting messages and reminders of why we need to keep at it. I wish you miracles.
I felt these poems like a morning yoga workout – opening my heart to the bliss of the universe! Thank you Selma 🙂
That’s the most beautiful thing I’ve been told today. That’s for likening my poems to that kind of workout. I bless you. Xo
Namaste 🙏
This is like a gorgeous panorama of time, Selma!
Much love,
David
I take it you mean the video. It IS gorgeous. Our world is something to die for.
Martin Luther said, if you have nothing worth dying for, you have nothing to live for.
Earth is worth dying for and living to protect.
Blessings. Xoxo 💜
actually – I meant your poem is a gorgeous panorama of time <3
Aww, thanks David. XoXo
I love the flow of your words in this series, Selma. You’ve outdone yourself. 💜
You did a wonderful job! So lovely. A lot of the “rules” sites don’t mention all those nouns. I don’t use them either!
Selma,
A welcoming call to listen to our Mother Earth. I especially liked you last stanza.
be
earth tuned
turn to green
a world awake
bliss
Such a beautiful words write in poem. I like. !👍
Green is very good. May we all learn to recycle, reuse and provide homes for pollinators!!
Everytime I go to my cucumber plants and see the bees – I tell them; “Thank You!!”
Grateful heart. 👏 🐝 👏
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