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Lines from Our Epitaph: chant royal
’Tis morning, for the cock at dawn has crowed; and in the bustle of the waking day each wipes away the sleep and takes their load from where it slept – and moves along their way. Some burdens may seem … Continue reading
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Tagged #BookofForms, chant royal, daily poems, French verse forms, futility, hope, passion, poetic forms, regret
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The Holy Fool’s Lament
My blood is thinned from summer’s passion; where I once could stand the chill of winter’s disposition, now I am unmanned by this untimely season; and the harvest I once sought I find now sells for such a price it … Continue reading
Beltane 2005
What I have left to strike a spark is just a book of grayed and dusty matches; not much good at dispelling dark when the flint is reduced from ancient scratches where once I sought to catch a fire against … Continue reading
Me and My Shadow
Inside me is a shadow that waits for days like these: when small things blossom into catastrophes, its seems to swallow up the sunshine, and linger, like a fog there on the steps beside me as my feet slowly move … Continue reading
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Tagged daily poems, depression, doubt, negativity, passion, self-similarity, shadows
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