Empty orbits, or: Crystal

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Poetry Partners #54

‘crystal’, a senryu by Marian of ‘My Eccentric Friend’

from empty orbits
death jealously looks upon 
life’s crystal vision

A senryu sequence by ben Alexander of ‘The Skeptic’s Kaddish’

from empty orbits
atop great scholars' tables
is knowledge derived

unbeknownst to men
death jealously looks upon 
women's fertile wombs

vast swaths of mortals
perish, never having shared
life’s crystal vision

#TankaTuesday

‘The Crystal Ball’ by John William Waterhouse

Marian’s senryu was written for one of Colleen M. Chesebro’s ‘Tanka Tuesday’ prompts: That week in January, poets were prompted to write ekphrastic syllabic poems for the painting by John William Waterhouse called ‘The Crystal Ball’.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

List of Poetry Partners

  1. Murisopsis
  2. Judy Dykstra-Brown
  3. Jennifer Patino
  4. Mike L. Utley
  5. Barbara Schaefer
  6. Ron Rowland
  7. Cheyenne MacMasters
  8. Rae Cod
  9. Eric Erb
  10. Chris Reilley
  11. Jim-
  12. Selma Martin
  13. Vidah (Chavi)
  14. varityteller
  15. Quaranjavirus
  16. Kunjal
  17. Coco
  18. Lov Verma
  19. bodypositivefemme
  20. Steven S. Wallace
  21. Shay Simmons
  22. Constance Bourg
  23. C L Barton
  24. Madamchryzl
  25. Sangeetha
  26. Jo
  27. Audrey Duff
  28. Gillena Cox
  29. Yasmin
  30. Martha Anewa
  31. Malalai Khan
  32. Adam Taylor
  33. trE
  34. Cindy Georgakas
  35. paeansunplugged
  36. davidatqcm
  37. Orion Foote
  38. Susi Bocks
  39. Mister Bump UK
  40. Kate Blake
  41. Freddie Omm
  42. kittysverses
  43. enchantedwords
  44. Saint Gaona
  45. Alan Steinle
  46. Karina Lutz
  47. Sarah David
  48. Beka Tucker
  49. Maria L. Berg
  50. Colleen M. Chesebro
  51. Jane Aguiar
  52. Jan Beekman
  53. royalpalmtree
  54. Marian
  55. M Jay Dixit
  56. kenhume79
  57. Naa Lamiorkor Boye
  58. Reena Saxena
  59. Bridget
  60. Ash Evan Lippert
  61. Freya Pickard
  62. Harshi
  63. LaMon Brown
  64. Nomad
  65. Vedran Markovic
  66. The.Richard.Braxton
  67. Kim Whysall-Hammond
  68. Jeff Flesch
  69. hutschi
  70. Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris
  71. Anca
  72. douryeh
  73. enchantedwords
  74. Kerfe
  75. Puvanesvari Rajan
  76. MistyBlue
  77. Henry Mworia
  78. Anna Smit
  79. Larry Trasciatti
  80. Sarah Cope
  81. Filipa Moreira da Cruz
  82. Robert J Jr.
  83. Rosemary McMahan
  84. Iswar Kar
  85. Mapule Somo
  86. Anne Morrigan

26 thoughts on “Empty orbits, or: Crystal”

        1. ❤ ❤ Michele ❤ ❤

          It can be ANY poem of yours that you've already published (on your blog, for example)… You don't have to write a brand new poem for Poetry Partners.

          ❤
          David

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