Another Lanterne

Snow

will fall

tomorrow

weather report

states.

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What’s A Lanterne?

A Lanterne is a 5-line poem originating in Japan. The poem has a syllable count of 1,2,3,4,1. The words are centered on the line to create the shape of a Japanese lantern.

The
leaves fall
with the wind
and November
rain.

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Banner Mountain Girl # 70 a Lanterne poem

The Lanterne form is shaped like a Japanese lantern.

Wash Day

Sheets
on line
whip about
in early March
wind.

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