#quatrains

[aylen-san]

Fingolfin stood alone against the walls of Morgoth,

His sword blazing like the light of the sun,

And though he gave his life in battle..,

The enemy remembered him for a thousand years.

[env0writes]

December arrives with little boast No snow, no wind, no chill Little to call the decided final host A capitulating captor of my year What capital capstone capsizes Tossing me to the waters, not quite icy Before years end, I’m rocked again Shaken and shivering survivor left dicey Winter awakens, in December's ungathered fire pit How long has it been since? Embers cold to touch Gather a gnostic atheist mass; to convince No belief but kinship I remember December beneath a wintry duvet Warm and hidden Secrets to obey or disobey December; give me your worst So that my footing might be steady I’ve danced steps all year long Knock me down at last, so by New Years I’ll be ready No winter remarks to mark calendar memory What a first, with a burst of nothing notable A month of leftovers Left over, for those, looked over, begging to be full Once again With winter hope and glee Can’t you see? This is not how it is supposed to be December arrives And I have seen all the tricks of this trade Rekindle with me; Spark again Blow a winter wish, and see how the world is swayed Even if the spirit is no longer Holy Gather again the embers New kindling and new kinship Friends are as good as family members

Deciding Embers Vol. 5, 12.1.24

“Not the First of it's Kind”

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[indianmartialartsresearchgroup]

An anthology of horror stories in verse, prose and art with varying degrees of darkness by multi-genre writer and illustrator Harjit Singh Sagoo...

[creatediana]

"Doing Nothing" - a poem written 5/17/2024

[francepittoresque]

4 mai 1555 : publication des prophéties de Nostradamus ➽ http://bit.ly/Propheties-Nostradamus Son vrai nom était Michel de Nostredame. Les prophéties ou "Centuries" consistent en des quatrains censés prédire l’avenir jusqu’en 3797 ! C’est un outil qui pourrait être précieux, mais certains vers sont tellement ambigus qu’il est possible de leur donner bien des interprétations

[poem-today]

A poem by Ursula K. Le Guin

Quatrains

AUTUMN gold of amber red of ember brown of umber all September MCCOY CREEK Over the bright shallows now no flights of swallows. Leaves of the sheltering willow dangle thin and yellow.

OCTOBER At four in the morning the west wind moved in the leaves of the beech tree with a long rush and patter of water, first wave of the dark tide coming in. SOLSTICE On the longest night of all the year in the forests up the hill, the little owl spoke soft and clear to bid the night be longer still.

THE WINDS OF MAY are soft and restless in their leafy garments that rustle and sway making every moment movement.

HAIL The dogwood cowered under the thunder and the lilacs burned like light itself against the storm-black sky until the hail whitened the grass with petals.

Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018)

Author Photograph: William Anthony

More poems by Ursula K. Le Guin are available through her website.  

[batgovernor]

Odd poem: Brian Bilston, 'Brie Encounter'

the skies are gruyere since she left me i’ve never felt so danish blue caught between a roquefort and a hard cheese i stilton’t know what to do don’t give edam about the future now my babybel’s walked out the door can’t believe i’ve double gloucester i camembert it any more i’ve ricotta get myself together and build my life back caerphilly cheddar tear for the final time say goodbye to us and…

[bills-bible-basics]

NOSTRADAMUS: PROPHET OF GOD, OR MESSENGER OF SATAN? -- a Bill's Bible Basics Article #Christian #BibleStudy #Jesus This #BillsBibleBasics article by #BillKochman can be read at: https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/nostrad1.html https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/nostradamus-prophet-of-god-or-messenger-of-satan-a-bills-bible-basics-article/?feed_id=209083&NOSTRADAMUS%3A%20PROPHET%20OF%20GOD%2C%20OR%20MESSENGER%20OF%20SATAN%3F%20--%20a%20Bill%27s%20Bible%20Basics%20Article

[agentfascinateur]

Après combat et bataille navalle,

Le grand Neptune à son plus haut befroy (beffroi):

Rouge a(d)versaire de peur viendra pasle (pâle),

Mettant le grand Ocean en effroy (effroi).

- Nostradamus

🤔

Following a war and naval battle, the God of the Sea from his highest tower will then scare the winning adversary, as well as the ocean at large...

(Presumably China and NATO)

[dramalama69]

Siren's woe

Everyone knew we can never get along,

but I just tried to Sing it out like a siren's final song.

Making fantasies so long,

thought you'd never do me so wrong.

-shabnam

[sharkspez]

Tumblr Biography: Napoleon 🇫🇷

At the age of nine, Napoleon moved to the 🇫🇷 French mainland and enrolled at a ✝️ religious school. Little did he know, this was just the beginning of a 🛤️ journey that would change the course of history...

[aylen-san]

Earendil ascended the Star Path,

He shone his heavenly light upon the earth,

Carrying the Silmaril, the eternal essence,

Saving the world, drowning in the stars.

[env0writes]

The fire keeps on burning Keeps on turning, world enduring The temperature is rising No surprising, there’s no uprising The underbrush is smoldering The politics are bouldering Side-to-side they hide No wonder TV’s too need screens so wide Too many passions burn In hickory, oak, flower and fern Crimson like ibis Coasts ‘Fornia and New, we miss Sauter on, saunter on ‘Til all of it’s gone The melange that fuels the fire All the prophets that will profit, never tire When the ghosts of bridges rise And the airwaves filled with lies Who will cast water not aspersions Cause no trifling diversions

The world keeps on turning Yet, still the fire’s burning, burning, burning

NaNoWriMo Vol. 4, 11.17.24 “Fire Eterne”

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[astredempouck]

Recueillement, Charles Baudelaire

Sois sage, ô ma Douleur, et tiens-toi plus tranquille. Tu réclamais le Soir ; il descend ; le voici : Une atmosphère obscure enveloppe la ville, Aux uns portant la paix, aux autres le souci. Pendant que des mortels la multitude vile, Sous le fouet du Plaisir, ce bourreau sans merci, Va cueillir des remords dans la fête servile, Ma Douleur, donne-moi la main ; viens par ici, Loin d’eux. Vois se…

[creatediana]

"Lines Written Hastily on Someone Else's Desk" - a poem written 3/27/2024

I have to sneak into your desk— I've calculated every risk— I have to test out all your pens and blot out with them my chagrins. I have an urge for every ink— for every mark I make I rank the color and the thickness.—In my rainbow correspondent brain this is the peak of knowledge—yes, the summit of my study's bliss. I snoop and steal to these fair ends— my paper keeps exotic winds.

[francepittoresque]

4 mai 1555 : publication des prophéties de Nostradamus ➽ http://bit.ly/Propheties-Nostradamus Son vrai nom était Michel de Nostredame. Les prophéties ou "Centuries" consistent en des quatrains censés prédire l’avenir jusqu’en 3797 ! C’est un outil qui pourrait être précieux, mais certains vers sont tellement ambigus qu’il est possible de leur donner bien des interprétations