The Nebular Nativity

A poem about where stars are born, and the first place I look to at night.

Direct thy ken upon the sky,

Gaze out onto his starry belt.

What treks my mind you shall espy

Those lustrous suns where life is dealt.

Bring forth thy focus and thy scope,

Broad across the heavens’ swath,

But always to the hunter’s rope

The giants formed from astral cloth.

Behold the mother and the child,

See the Taurus and Orion,

Whom Erindanus run beside,

Thou art fiercer than the lion.

In all across the speckled night,

Orion brings the most delight.

Author's Note

One of my favorites

Reviews

[David Scott]

I have been told from a young age how it is prophesied that Heaven's gate is in Orion's belt. I have believed the Lord will return to this Earth through this pathway in the heavens...
We will see?
It is an interesting place in the sky. We find many questions in this window of the night.
I enjoyed the write and the reminder of this significant Nebula.

[Kenaz]

This is actually one of my favorites. It is long thought that our forefathers came from Sirius. I guess as we keep exploring we'll find out more.

[Gleb Zavlanov]

What a beautiful poem! I can vividly make out the beautiful stars and the fathomless ocean of the night itself. No words can do justice to the beauty of your words. Bravo!

One small suggestion:

If this is meant to be a Shakespearean sonnet, then each line must be written in iambic tetrameter, meaning, each line has to have 10 syllables in total, with one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.

Even without these rules, your poem beams with natural genius.

[Kenaz]

I do not write Shakespearean sonnets haha. I have to have my own style :) Thank you

[Gleb Zavlanov]

It's great to have your own style. I mean who knows? Shakespeare wrote in his own sonnet form, and hey...today we have Shakespearean sonnets!

[Kenaz]

Indeed...........

[Larry Dyson]

very happy to have wandered into your world...beautiful compositions and written word....a complete experience of what you offered..I agree with Elisa ..please post them..Laury

[Kenaz]

Perhaps I shall, thank you for wandering

[Aaron the Baron]

Your imagery is stunning. Once again you display your heartfelt mastery of the written word. Bravo!

[Kenaz]

Stars bless you...

[Kenaz]

I love the musical piece you attached, I had it under one of my poems too....
You've a great taste in music friend!

Your words of your beautiful Sonnet here are really as carefree and dancing like little dust particles around the pure nothingness, observing, still sensible, your brain is, but where is the much needed reversal of the sonnet? halfway? perhaps by the weightlessness it lacked into pure happiness. ;)
Well done, just breathtaking.

- Elisa

[Kenaz]

This is my own type of sonnet ;) one where I rant about late night thoughts

And let me be in love with it ;) late night thoughts, are mostly bringing such art....

[Kenaz]

I hold alot of my favorite poems on reserve like this one, do you think I should post them?

I think you should.... ;) but you have to feel totally sure about that yourself... I'm a fan, I was last year too lol :) it won't change....

[Robbie~xoxo~]

This is an amazing work of art!

I love, love, love, your celestial imagery in this sonnet...

You've made my thoughts wander into the heavenly cosmos...
Such breathtaking music to accompany this write...lovely!~xoxo~

[Kenaz]

Thanks, this is one of those ones I am really proud of, actually. I do not say that often :)

[Robbie~xoxo~]

Really?...you are quite talented my friend... xx :)

[Kenaz]

As are you....

[Robbie~xoxo~]

(((hugs))) :)

[Tina Kline]

I really like this...a gorgeous poem. I like the feeling of myth and legend in this. A wonderful poem.

[Kenaz]

Thank you.

[Jeffrey Gershom]

This is awesome! Orion is one of my favorite constellations. The night sky during the fall and winter months contain wonderful stories along with splendorous images. I studied astronomy in college, and it's refreshing to see science fused with the arts...especially poetry. Thanks for sharing!

[Kenaz]

thank you for reading

[emmajoy]

I see the Blake influence, but, read aloud, hear that something different.

Like the phrase, '..broad across the heavens' swath' - but a wonderful meld of modern and 'ancient' vocabulary throughout.

[Sean Kuchman]

Fantastic. I love Orion. It is my favorite constellation. I love your verbiage, if I didn't know any better, I would say that this was a Blake poem, or some other Poet from an era past. It has an antiquity- an old soul, an old style. I like it very much. You have drawn a picture of the night that I will enjoy over and over.