Libra
A Sky-ku for my Sign
By Dana CrandellPublished about a year ago • Updated about a year ago • 1 min read
Image by Dark Moon Art on Pixabay
am I ruled by this
chance pattern in the night sky?
I do seek balance
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Hopefully the poem speaks for itself. Thanks for reading!
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Dana Crandell
Dad, Stepdad, Grandpa, Husband, lover of Nature and dogs.
Poet, Writer, Editor, Photographer, Artist
My poetry collection: Life, Love & Ludicrosity
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Comments (12)
Clever for you to pick a constellation/ astrological sign!! Nicely done Dana!! I love that you left it broad enough to be any sign.
Cleverly composed!! Love how contemplative it is in just three lines
Well-wrought! The sun actually passes through thirteen signs. The hidden fellow being Ophiuchus, the archetypical healer, with his foot planted on Scorpio. I think, though of course it's only speculation, that this is where from comes the story of Chiron, the wounded healer, who becomes the constellation Sagittarius. It was actually Ophiuchus, bitten by the Scorpion, who was the wounded healer, and the legend of Chiron is a nod to the consolidation to twelve from thirteen which left the poor old fellow out of the mix in our modern interpretion. But I saw a thirteen-sign representation of the zodiac with Ophiuchus on it in a salvaged piece of Roman sculpture in an art museum, so he must have survived in some interpretations even to that point in antiquity.
this is a great example of a haiku - packs a lot to think on into a very little package.
It does speak for itself! Excellent work!
Well I am a Libra and if you ask my wife, yes I wiegh almost every decision I like this, Ill print it off in wallet size and hand them out when people look at me because they think Im indecisive.
I think we might share this.
Well done dad.
So nice, Dana
Beautifully done!
Astrologically beautiful! Love this ❤️
Outstanding!