Lanturne is a Japanese form of poetry that consists of 5 lines, written to form the shape of a paper lantern. The syllable pattern in each line is 1,2,3,4,1 respectively.
While Mother Earth watches herself die, Sees her fields fade to brown And trees bare their bones, We sit and watch frozen tears glisten Falling from eyes gone grey and cloudy, Covering the dead in a sheet of white To wait patiently for the breath of rebirth
Can I settle In your heart, A most fertile valley, Let me fill My lungs with you, A breath of fresh air, For I have been a wanderer Traveling far and long In search of someone That felt like home