He held the lantern up high, so she could read the inscription on the wall. “It’s not like any language I had seen before,” she said and started to take photos. “I’ve seen other inscriptions like it on the planet. This could be our big break, like the Rosetta stone.”
Chanpheng
The light in her eyes
Shone brighter
Than a thousand suns
It’s a shame
The world
Burnt it out
Lanterns bob like fireflies along the riverbank, children looking for hidden secrets, for the whispers of the night, pet fire carried against the dark
He held the lantern up high, so she could read the inscription on the wall. “It’s not like any language I had seen before,” she said and started to take photos. “I’ve seen other inscriptions like it on the planet. This could be our big break, like the Rosetta stone.”
The light in her eyes
Shone brighter
Than a thousand suns
It’s a shame
The world
Burnt it out
The lanterns in her eyes shone bright
It’s a shame the world burnt them out