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Rated: E · Poetry · Contest Entry · #2149465
Feb. 17 Chinese lanterns prompt
Rising into the night sky
Oiled white rice paper
Glowing golden
Floats up, as released.
A tiny flame burns bright
Propelling the bambooed frame
Out into the cosmos.
With it, my hopes and dreams
And a laundry list of expectations
For myself and my loved ones.
I watch transfixed
As it seems to glide
Into the inky blackness
On a voyage of discovery.
There is no turning back,
No returning to the starting point;
Only forward momentum
Carries it forth
Into the sea of frosted points,
Glowing embers,
Casting no shadows.
Hope grows
As we watch
And wait to see
What the new year holds
For each of us.

Lines = 26.

Prompt for: Feb 17 (Fyn/Ren)
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