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The Color of Hope is Light
“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” ― Plato Light bending, shaping, flowing into nicks and cracks of darkness impugned Both an unrelenting wave of briny ocean and a… Continue Reading “The Color of Hope is Light”
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#Haiku: Autumn Leaves
scorching desert sun-yearning for whispering leavesscent of autumn rain Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Challenge: #326 Scorch and Shade Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge #198: Poets Choice
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#Haiku: Butterfly
among wildflowerslace winged butterfly resting-before the rain falls Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: #1833 Butterfly
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Aphotic
Aphotic dreams are colder than death Wishes, dangerous and electricGlimpses into beclouded illusions Keeping the old stories replaying In dark portals of curtain drawn memories Long forgotten symbolic signsSuch savage dreams, a paradoxical hazeDisappearing upon awakening Author’s Note: I started on Google with Dreams are… and went from… Continue Reading “Aphotic”
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Many a Time
And lo, many a time death has called my nameBut I’ve run from her haunting mournful callHowling on raw wind, from the shallow graveWailing in harsh winter’s stagnant pall Her face in shadows, wearing a gossamer caulBegging to caress with bony white fingersWhile fierce… Continue Reading “Many a Time”
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Should Twilight
Should twilight paint your silhouette in shades of amber and rose Recollections of past memories stark in black repose As I plunge, the cold winds murmuring in despair You’ve gone and where– There was once a white lucid thought of you and I Now… Continue Reading “Should Twilight”
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Shades of Blue, No. 2
Slipping from my weary soulthis grey cloak of diseaseLost within, body riddled with painI struggle to regain my sense of worth, of purpose After fighting for my life, spirit now rebornFor I am whole again, blanketed in shades of blue dVerse Poets Pub: Quadrille… Continue Reading “Shades of Blue, No. 2”
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