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Pleiades
by Peter Humphreysseven sisters of the sun
how I love you
one
by one
by one ...
daughters of Atlas
and
the beautiful Pleoine
I stand in awe
beneath thy misty glow
and though
our world
is harsh and wan
I wonder when
your time
began
as one
a flock of doves
to sail across
the night sky
you were there
before our time began
my life the slightest speck
within your flight
I bow as celt and aztec
maori did before
and count
the grains of wonder
in your hair
Pleiades
O Pleiades
ye sisters of the sun
be with us
to
our ending
12/08/2008
Author's Note: "Many a night I saw the Pleiads, rising thro' the mellow shade, Glitter like a swarm of fireflies tangled in a silver braid.” Alfred Tennyson, Locksley Hall
Posted on 12/08/2008
Copyright © 2026 Peter Humphreys
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 12/08/08 at 02:51 PM Ah Peter so nicely done. It is far easier to write of Venus or Mars, but you've head this right where it should be. |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 12/08/08 at 03:25 PM A stunning snapshot of a much larger universe. Very, very well done. |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 12/08/08 at 03:36 PM The mythology of that group of stars in so rich and you have added to their beauty. |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 12/11/08 at 04:45 PM Thank Heaven for you and thank you for this...
you were there
before our time began
my life the slightest speck
within your flight
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| Posted by Dave Fitzgerald on 12/17/08 at 10:10 PM Spectacular |
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