My thanks to donkeyoatey for the beautiful artwork...

I was intrigued with the idea of beginning a poem with the same line as a famous poet. I chose Emily Dickinson, as she is one of my all time favorites. Her poem titled the same as the first line, "There is another sky".

This conversation is one, in spirit with, my friends "Downunder".

I chose the Naani form. Naani means an expression of one and all. It consists of 4 lines, the total lines consists of 20 to 25 syllables. The poem is not bounded to a particular subject. Generally it depends upon human relations and current statements.

There Is Another Sky by Emily Dickinson

There is another sky,
Ever serene and fair,
And there is another sunshine,
Though it be darkness there;
Never mind faded forests, Austin,
Never mind silent fields -
Here is a little forest,
Whose leaf is ever green;
Here is a brighter garden,
Where not a frost has been;
In its unfading flowers
I hear the bright bee hum:
Prithee, my brother,
Into my garden come!

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