Pleiades Light Shades of L

In November, I plan to write a series of Pleiades. What are the Pleiades, you might ask? It is a poem with a one-word title and seven stanzas. Each of the stanzas has to begin with the same letter as the one-word title. It is not required for the Pleiades to rhyme. I tried my hand with it using the letter A. Therefore, I wrote Pleiades Light Shades of L for the dreary days of November.

I also will be providing NaNoWriMo updates. I’m an overachiever. As 2020 wasn’t a big enough freakshow, I decided to do the 50,000-word challenge again.

(First Pleiades Light Shades of L)

Landscape

Lingering in a location a little too long

Longitude and latitude lead to a dead end

Land terrain a labyrinth of pitfalls and potholes

Lulled into lethargy by a Siren’s song

Listless but lacking the will to move on

Longevity became a stagnate curse

Loyalty a tear no soft-spoken words can mend

(Second Pleiades Light Shades of L)

Lifeboat

Lord, send us a lifeboat

Left us from the danger of the approaching storm

Link us to your mercy with your strongest rope

Let us come into your presence and relax in your love

Lasso us with your goodness and offer us hope

Label us as your children marked by your blood

Lord, if you can’t send a lifeboat, please dispatch a dove

(Third Pleiades Light Shades of L)

Lust

Lady of the Lake lingers in lusty desire

Lace curtains flow over her bed

Lavender scented sheets cover her thighs

Lipstick painted lips coated in enticing shade of red

Lamplight casting shadows in every of the room

Lusting for a lad who lives down the way

Like throwing gasoline on a blazing fire

NaNoWriMo Update

I managed to type 2342 word today, for a grand total of 24330. They might not be good words yet, but NaNoWriMo isn’t a challenge of perfection.

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