Monday, March 21, 2016

Saturnine

A word of the day poem

Saturnine

Golden striped orb

Dressed in rings of bright asteroids

A diva among planets

Saturn

The bringer of old age

Gloomy, taciturn

Melancholy

Sorrowful

Pity the saturnine

Cursed by beautiful Saturn


Comment: Saturn is so beautiful, but saturnine means gloomy and despondent. It's an interesting contrast.

2 comments:

  1. I am in awe of people who can write poetry like this. It amazes me.

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    1. Thank you, you're very kind to say so. I enjoy writing poetry and don't try it often enough. It's a benefit of the Slice of Life challenge.

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