Rebirth

PPC-6 An Eintou

Rebirth

We come
from nothing but
startdust - that which is left
from an explosion. We begin
from fragments of other
worlds. Forming new
beings.
Full of
new potential,
of possibilities
to become more than ever a
glorious beginning:
if we learn from
mistakes.

Form: Eintou

The Eintou is a septet—a stanza of seven lines.
In these lines, there is a cycle, a flow of syllables or words that rises and ebbs.

It is an African American poetry form consisting of seven lines, totaling 32 syllables or words. The Eintou developed as a means for African American poetic forms to take their place in the forefront of American poetry.

The 2-4-6-8-6-4-2 structure of the Eintou is crucial to African-American philosophy.
Life is a cycle. Everything returns to that from which it originates.

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