As the Stars Would Have It
The sky has been ours
from the moment we met
Whispered words of light
in vision and dreams
Blue nebulae in the dark of night
Embrace of sun and moon
I in your orbit, you in mine,
just as the stars would have it
This is my response to Quadrille #112: The Sky’s the Limit,
the prompt from De Jackson at dVerse Poets Pub,
which is to use a form of the word sky in a 44-word poem,
with no required meter or rhyme.
Image: the banner from our wedding,
held on the lawn of the lighthouse at Presque Isle, Erie, Pennsylvania
How beautiful, Ken. Wise ones, those stars.
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Thank you. ๐
And thank you for the prompt.
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Sharing the sky and orbit with a loved one is a beautiful place to be. Nice banner!
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Thank you. I managed to get the tree elements I wanted into it – Hokusai’s “The Great Wave of Kanagawa,” the sun/moon graphic that I found, and an image of the lighthouse below the wave. It took a long time to get the boats out of The original of The Great Wave.
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I should have enlarged the photo. I thought that was a lighthouse but then the thought passed. Very cool.
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I love this quadrille, Ken, especially the lines:
โI in your orbit, you in mine,
just as the stars would have itโ.
Sheโs a lucky woman!
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Thank you. We share in that good fortune.
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Soo romantic! ๐
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What a special note for a loved one to find under their pillow! A beautiful expression of love.
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Note to self: Put this in a note under her pillow.
๐ Thank you.
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Ooh, I love this. Such a beautiful, romantic poem. It gives the sense and imagery of being above the universe, looking at the stars. A very stunning and visceral write.
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Thank you. Lucy. ๐
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Hi Ken! This is something I need to share with my fellow writers here at dVerse. I so enjoy reading the work that you create and post, and am genuinely honored to be embraced as a part of this community of poets. May we all find healing in these challenging times. And as a true aquarian love child, and also a proud flower child of the 60โs, who truly believed then we would some day change the world to be a better place for all, and still believes that we might yet do it โ I wish each of you peace, health, and love. Write on!
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Thank you, Rob.
And thank you for that brotherly love.
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Awww– just as the star would have it. So lovely. And I love your wedding banner. I remember seeing photos that you posted of your wedding and how beautiful it was.
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Thank you, Merril. ๐
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Nicely done – I particularly liked ‘I in your orbit, you in mine’ – reminded me a bit of John Donne’s The Sun Rising – a romantic meditation on skies and stars.
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Thank you, Peter. I hoped that line would work.
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Very romantic with no thought of social distancing
Happy Monday Ken
Much๐love
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More social proximity here!
Thank you, Gillena. ๐
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Sweet. The stars are aligned !
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They certainly are! Thank you.
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Loved this planetary quadrille, especially the last two lines.
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Thank you. ๐
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How beautifully romantic!
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๐ Thank you.
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‘…as the stars would have it…’
perfective.
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Merci!
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Very nice Ken. Yes, we each have our space and our orbit… Well done.
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Thanks, Dwight. ๐
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I love the artwork and the thought of lovers orbiting each other…exquisitely written, Ken!
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Thank you, Lynn. She has been my muse.
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a sweet whimsy on the japanese wave. your poem was just as playful
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Thank you.
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A beautiful love story! Very skilful use of rhyme and half-rhyme here, subtle and moving poetry.
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Thank you, Ingrid. I never tire of love poems.
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More wonderful words of love…it always gladdens my heart. (K)
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๐ Thank you.
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You write such lovely romantic poems, Ken.
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Thank you, Jane. โค
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True love, meant to be. Love this one!
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It was in the stars. ๐ Thank you, Lillian.
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This is just an amazing love poem… love the sense of being in each other’s orbit.
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Thank you, Bjรถrn. She’s an amazing muse.
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This is a delicious love poem, Ken.
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Thank you, Dale. I have a delicious muse. ๐
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I have no doubt!
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A sky full of dreams for the two of you is exactly what love’s orbit feels like.:)
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Yes! Thank you.
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A beautiful, romantic quadrille, Ken.
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๐ Thank you, Kim.
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It’s a pleasure, Ken. How are you doing?
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Happy and in love, and weathering the COVID storm.
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