LIKE A CHINESE LANTERN At the end of the thought was sadness. When temple lies broken a little white lotus comes up on the tranquil lake. A cute word enters the lone voice, stands down, collapses, retreats into silence. A chaste tree becomes a sage and tenderness of the ash turns into an elegy. The moon-face has frost on the eyes. Tears blaze the lips. Unbounded grief holds the space between sobs, a bodiless spark. Moons ago when sleep was a fragrant gift, the song never touched the earth. That dream sways like a Chinese lantern without enthusiasm. #folklore #folklorethursday #folklorevibes #poems #poem #poetic #poet #poetry #poems #poetryofinstagram #classicpoetry #fairytalepoetry #Spiritique #mindfulness #Spiritual #Spirituality #mystical #mystique #mystic #mysticisim #folk #folkspirits #folkmystic #fantasy #folkart #chinese #chinesepoetry #chinesenewyear #yearoftherabbit #chinesefolklore #chinesefolk https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnmb6rxyXRL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=