Phaiku in Threlraan
No. 14
The Biet Lagos* do not separate law from song, nor ritual from resonance.
Their written language, Threlraan*, is carved in strokes that echo like drumbeats across stone and water.
This phaiku reflects their belief that truth must hum between the mountain and the stars.
In World Beyond the Song, language is never just words.
It is pattern, pulse, and resonance—
a reminder that meaning must be sung as much as spoken.
What do you think? Does this feel more like poetry, scripture, or alien song? Share your thoughts below.
*Note: If you are unfamiliar with the Biet Lagos or Threlraan, you can find out more in Crafting the Whale’s Tongue—a series of essays in which I describe how I am inventing an alien language.
