Destined To Die
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Hutinashro
Created by Connor Lotts, Each line has eight syllables. Iambic tetrameter is optional. Divide the poem into three stanzas, 12 lines in the first two stanzas with an (Aabccbddbeeb) rhyme scheme. The first two stanzas share the first line. The last stanza is three lines with an aba rhyme scheme.
A shooting star streaks from on high
like a kamikaze firefly,
its fiery death, mandatory
upon grazing Earth's atmosphere.
But no one sheds a single tear
for its blaze is transitory.
A trail of sparks marks its goodbyes
as it plummets to its demise
like in a fairytale story.
Its epithet soon fizzles out
and yet, its beauty's not in doubt,
darkness amplifies its glory.
A shooting star streaks from on high
and its descent warrants a sigh.
A streak of sparks lights up the night
as it vaporizes in a flash,
ending its suicidal dash.
It's such a spectacular sight
that we make a wish upon it.
It'll vanish lickety-split,
so your timing has to be right;
for if it blinks out straight away
you'll lose your wish, so don't delay,
for it must be made during flight.
A shooting star's destined to die
but for a time, it achieves flight,
burning its way across the sky.
(Hutinashro)
10/9/2018
Copyright © Emile Pinet | Year Posted 2018
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