The Lanterne is a type of poem that has one syllable in the first line, two syllables in the second line, three syllables in the third line, four syllables in the fourth line, and one syllable in the fifth line that related to the first word of the poem.
Example
* 5 line poem
* each line has a specific number of syllables
line 1 = 1 syllable
line 2 = 2 syllables
line 3 = 3 syllables
line 4 = 4 syllables
line 5 = 1 syllable
* lines do not rhyme
* poem is based on one sentence or idea
WALT’S LANTERNES:
soup
steaming
comfort food
aromatic
broth
Copyright (C) Walter J Wojtanik, 2014
hair
wind tossed
receding
in full retreat
bald
Copyright (C) Walter J Wojtanik, 2014
eyes
windows
to the soul
hearts and minds in
sight
Copyright (C) Walter J Wojtanik, 2014
POETIC BLOOMINGS 
Responses
Home
Comfy
Inviting
A bit messy
Life
He
is my
foundation
and my desire
now.
He
keeps me
living and
relishing
life.
These can stand together or apart. Lovely.
This is just right, and so true!
Indeed so.
that is the truth!
The perfect home
OK, twice I have put my comment in the wrong place… CONNIE your poem is a perfect description of home. (Sorry for my ineptness)
Perfect kind of home
Idea followed through perfectly, Connie
Book
Murder
Who done it
Miss Marple knows
Solved!
Fall
colors…
flamboyant
then fades, crisps, drops.
Rake.
Both of these made me smile. Many thanks.
Just watched a Miss Marple! Love this.
Birds
lift me
to the sky
with them as they
fly.
copyright 2014, William Preston
Lovely
Me too… Lovely!
LANTERNE #1
tears
welling
emotions
overflowing
sad
© Susan Schoeffield
Spot on, this.
yes
I relate too well to this one. Well done, Susan.
LANTERNE #2
sand
shoreline
bury toes
grainy castles
smiles
© Susan Schoeffield
Nice little summer reminder.
LANTERNE #3
hands
holding
letting go
build or take down
worn
© Susan Schoeffield
Wow. If lanternes had titles, this one could be “mother.”
You are on a roll with this form, Susan! I love this one.
LANTERNE #4
snow
powder
traffic jams
blinding blizzard
drifts
© Susan Schoeffield
Wow, a flurry of lanternes.
Nice job with the Lanternes – except for the last one – that is too near the truth for me.
LANTERNE #5
love
couples
commitment
necessary
breath
© Susan Schoeffield
I love this; the tenderness is almost palpable.
Glows
fill me
from poems
penned in lanterne
light.
copyright 2014, William Preston
I like!
I love this one!! Perfect. 🙂
So sweet, William.
March
thrushes
rush the spring,
freed from winter
winds.
copyright 2014, William Preston
Rain
glistens
on the leaves
as the autumn
falls.
copyright 2014, William Preston
I love the way rain glistens on leaves…nice capture, William. 🙂
Yes!
Love
longs to
be expressed
from my lips to
yours.
Yes, I like this.
Thank you!
For me, “expressed” stands out here. It has a multitude or meanings, or so it seems to me. This seems simple, but I feel layers in it.
Thanks, William. I love layering meanings…and doing it in 11 syllables was a fun challenge.
Lovely!
[…] Shared at Creative Bloomings Inform Poet: Lanterne. […]
A few Lanternes —
Tea
Friend sips
Honeyed cups
Gold infused brew
Time
Stars
Pinholes
Magic sights
Twinkling,sprinkling
Dreams
Sun
Crispy
Shrinking days
Pumkined shades breathe
Treats
Tis the season of Diwali- the Indian Festival of Lights
Bonds
Shining
Childhood lights
Illuminate
Me
A beautiful collection, Darlene…little vivid glimpses!
I like all of these. (Pumkined shades breathe… nice)
I admire these, and love the second one.
What a lovely collection of lanternes, Priti!
[…] for the 10/22/14 prompt at Creative Bloomings “Inform Poets” to write a Lanterne. Clearly, I got carried […]
Days
Shorter
Than darkness
Preparing earth
Age
I really like the “preparing earth,” line.
Fruit
Apple
Pie, sauce, crisp
Peel, slice, bite, crunch
Sweet
SO good…I need to make some of this here…the cinnamon smell…yummmm. 🙂
Yup, and yum.
Oh, lovely – I love applesauce made from Golden Delicious. Oh, and apple butter… and pie, and crisp… darn, I’m hungry : )
This poem was a homage to my latest e-book, An Apple for Christmas. a short Christian Christmas novella available through Amazon Kindle.
woo hoo!
Yum! Cannot wait to bake an apple pie.
[…] Creative Bloomings-INFORM POETS – LANTERNE […]
Home
Sky’s
our roof.
Foundation?
We seek sacred
ground.
Copyright © Hannah Gosselin 2014
This is a winner to me. LOVE it.
This is such a high compliment and definitely felt…thank you so much, Debi!
I commented on this at the Poetic Asides place, but still marvel at how well it works.
Wow…thank you, William, from a poet like you…that means a lot to me, truly. 🙂
Very insightful, Hannah!
Halloween
Fright
night ghosts
and goblins
on Halloween
scare
I love this, especially because it seems to invite me to finish it.
Thanks, William. give it a go!
Cute,esp this time of year.
Thanks, Debi!
SKY SHOW
Clouds
Gather
Playfully
In sky lots
Blue
Shapes
Appear
In sizes
Huge as Macy’s
Floats
White
Fluffy
Animals
parade above
Us
Sun
Spotlights
Their antics
Ever changing
Zoo
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Indeed so. This puts me in mind of lying in the grass on a summer day.
I can watch clouds forever. Thanks for this beautiful image, Sal.
Peace:
quiet
set amidst
cacophony’s
pleas.
!! ❤
Desperation
Drained—
My brain
stalls mid-thought
due to lack of
Sleep.
No Road Map Necessary
if
I’m lost
in a book,
I know my way
home.
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Superb! And understood.
A nod of recognition here, RJ. So true.
[…] Shared at Creative Bloomings for Prompt 172: Musical Memories. […]
Whoops – linked to the wrong prompt with my “Time Marches On” offering…meant for the musical memories prompt.
Her
bare foot
touching his,
saying yes to
love.
Fall
Leaves are
Letting go,
but I hold on −
Still.
Love
is real,
even when
it’s not what you
think.
My
watch’s hands
won’t stand still,
running nowhere
fast.
Still
craving
directions:
what is the best
way?
No,
you can’t
go back home:
what is gone is
gone.
Past
Starkly
Imprinted
Bright memories
Gone