so effortless…
the pull
of a dead star

 

 

 

(Published on First Literary Review-East, 2021)

 

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Elisa Theriana

Elisa Theriana from Bandung, Indonesia is a computer programmer who started her haiku journey in 2018. Her haiku has been published in Hedgerow, Frogpond, The Heron's Nest, is/let, among others. She's also a photographer who loves to capture the nature's hidden beauty.

9 thoughts on “”

  1. __Well sensed Elisa; drawn, stepping toward that lure of something… no longer there. _m

    ear echos
    hovered words of memory
    dusty paces

  2. Dear Sue and Magyar, Thank you for sharing the love and wonder of the universe! Love your poems ❤

  3. Hey Alan, Thank you for this interesting information! I was mesmerized by the NASA Webb’s telescope recent photos. Who knows we might catch up the becoming of a dead star?

    milky way
    we argue the distance
    between stars

    – Hedgegrow #125

  4. HIya back at ya! :-)

    Check out FRB 20191221A which might be a magnetar type dead star I believe.

    river of stars–
    I wave both hello & goodbye
    to one blinking

    Alan Summers
    Azami #52 ed. Ikkoku Santo (Japan, 1998)

  5. Alan, your haiku sent me into a melancholy state. How fleeting our life is and at the same time how precious! Thank you and wish you a wonderful day.

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