Monday, April 03, 2006

On paper lanterns

Surrounding bulbs by shades of paper
Diffuses watts like sun through vapor.
Lumens scatter through translucence,
Flying persecuted through thence.
It’s not a mystery profound
That veiling spread the glow around;
A colored cage of wire and wood
Glorifies the light as good.

2 comments:

  1. Cool! ... "Through thence" is a bit hard to say. But the poem is happy and true.

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  2. Lightbulbs hid in paper shades
    Diffusing watts as sunshine fades.
    Translucent tissue scatters light
    Illuminating darkest night.

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