The big-lake-end
of the Nile of the sky, Eridanus,
is the bright star Achernar -
after Arabic 'akhir al nahr',
'end of the river'.
The sea-end star,
right beside Orion's foot star, Rigel -
'al rijl', 'the foot' -
is Cursa -
'al cursa', 'the chair'.
To put your foot on a chair
was an evil, a misdeed -
an amiss-
so Cursa was called The Footstool;
The Pouf, after this.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I find stars and starry nomenclature very interesting for their Arabic origins too so I enjoyed your unique brilliant poem. Kudos. Pls pleez do comment/ review my newest poem too titled, " The Hajj pilgrimage "