Sea of Lanterns

Does light beat darkness every year?
This winter’s eve, if it’s unclear,
Who dares now mention mere despair,
With children’s songs on Glyndŵr Square?

With lanterns lit, our hearts can meet
With promise on Great Darkgate Street;
What could a single star ignite?
A sea of lanterns, bold and bright.

And children, if you’ve counted all
The trees that hide in windows tall,
You’re almost done – but have you seen
Four silver trees, one evergreen?
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Tonight, let’s count the seconds down,
Let’s make a beacon of this town;
It’s sure-fire hope that meets us there
In children’s songs on Glyndŵr Square.

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With the lantern parade and carols this year, two poems to celebrate the lighting of the town. Click on the image below to open a pdf copy. The Welsh poem is available here: Seren Fach a Llusernau Fil | Rhagfyr 2023. To read a Dutch translation by both Margriet Boleij and Mary Burdett-Jones, click here: https://lluniadau.com/nl/elementor-3710/.

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I ddathlu goleuo tref Aberystwyth yn 2023, dyma gerdd i ddathlu'r orymdaith lusernau flynyddol. Clicia ar y ddelwedd uchod i agor copi pdf ohoni. Mae'r gerdd Gymraeg fan hyn: Seren Fach a Llusernau Fil | Rhagfyr 2023. I ddarllen cyfieithiad Iseldireg gan Margriet Boleij a Mary Burdett-Jones, clicia fan hyn: https://lluniadau.com/nl/elementor-3710/.