slammed
notebook
shut killing
a fruit fly dead
gone
cloud
lies low
adhering
to spider web
fog
A lanterne is a five line quintain verse shaped like a Japanese lantern with a syllabic pattern of one, two, three, four, one.Each line able to stand on its own, and the poem may or may not have a title which sometimes forms an integral part as a 6th line
#1
Black,
yellow,
brown, or white--
partitions skin
deep.
#2 WATER MEADOWS
rush
and sedge
hide shady
ponds--teeming
with
life
#3
by
the stream
so shallow,
weeps a willow
tree.
#4 DAYSTAR
dawn
tinges
the bleak sky--
hope enlightens
all
#5
a
sea mist
rolls inshore---
daydreams deluge
me
#6 BIRDSONG
lost
in the
soft mist of
a September
dawn
#7 EQUINOX
Rain
droped leaves,
spotted gold--
scatter in the
wind
#8 MONA LISA
Her
gaze and
smile followed
his every
step
#9
bells
tolling
on the wind--
old memories
die
#10
a
dry rock--
out of the
white water of
life
#11 HIGH RISE
Thin
spires
in the breeze---
tasselled teasels
touch
Lanterne #12
Faint
May breeze----
in the trees
ripples shaded
green
CEASEFIRE*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
peace
hearts mend
shadows fade
hope blooms softly
grace
*Note:This poem was published at Poetry Soup (poetrysoup.com › poems › best › ceasefire) on June 27, 2025. I deleted it, but this is my original poem.
truce
fragile;
a ceasefire
unlikely to
hold.
voice
so moves,
his lungs on
night's secret glass,
stance
~fav singer~
Soot
seeking
old embers;
long extinguished—
flames
lay
aside
their arms .. for ~
just one silent
night
-----
Light up the Lanterne
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
19/05/25
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The Christmas Armistice of 1914:
World War I on the Western Front had settled into stalemate. On Christmas Eve, soldiers from both sides spontaneously began singing carols - mainly "Silent Night" and "O Come, All Ye Faithful", in German, English, and Latin - which led to calls for a temporary truce. In many areas, the fighting stopped, and soldiers ventured out of their trenches.
This area between became a place of exchange of food, cigarettes, buttons, and even family photographs. Some accounts do mention soldiers kicking a ball around in "no man's land".
In the words of the 12th Doctor: "It never happened again, any war, anywhere. But for one day, one Christmas, a very long time ago, everyone just put down their weapons and started to sing".
why
fight when
we can say
no more fighting
Now
written by dad
fire
in man's
belly is
good for future
growth
written by mum
light
fireworks
freedom’s Fourth
festivity
heat
white
flag shrieks
across skies
drenched with stale war
-"peace!"
skies
crackle
beauty pops
blossoms brighten
nights
Ceasefire
Glass
Shatters
Hopes and dreams
Ceasefire postponed
Rage
For Light up the Lanterne contest by Nette Onclaud
June 18,2025
date
sooth smooth
honey taste
fresh summer fruit
sweet
Specific Types of Lanterne Poems
Read wonderful lanterne poetry on the following sub-topics:
life, love, nature
and more.
Definition | What is Lanterne in Poetry?