The Southern Cross shines
Waits, beckons, draws me back home
To The Great South Land.
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Written for the Sky-ku challenge. The Southern Cross is my favourite constellation. It brightens my night sky, as it did with sailors of old, leading them here to Australia.
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Lovely haiku! Good luck 😁
Beautiful!! I love the idea of a constellation being the thing in the sky!! Great work Angie!
Aussie flavour! Awesome! ☺️ 👍
I really enjoyed this one!
What a great piece of nostalgia.
bravo
Such rich lines! Really created an atmosphere in a few words!
well done
I used to be obsessed with constellations when I was a kid. Loved your poem!
I feel that connection so strongly in this.
This Haiku is really anchoring, Angie, I feel its sense of place without ever having experienced it. Really excellent entry to the challenge!
This is beautiful, Angie. Well done.