Tag: Darkness
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Ethereal
Through the shadows, she creeps Looking downward, deep in thought Flame from candles masks the tears she weeps Her soul lost, her meaning sought She breathes an echo She sees no light She hears no sound In the dead of night She stops upon the witching hour And fades, back into shadow’s power
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The Wednesday Wordcloud: Hardly Feast by Dawn
Hardly worthy of a bulletin, This small, grey, and furry warm-blooded creature, But I needed to drink by sunrise Bland and tough – It could have done with some sauce A bit of a grisly and sinister Wordcloud this week… I should have saved this for October!
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Dark Water
Midnight echoes fade Replaced by distant whispers Softened by the Lake Uneasy noises… Ripples from the other side? Or something closer? A growl then a shriek And then an eerie silence Dark thoughts flooding in Two questions remain To walk ahead or go back? The Lake gives no clue One sound shows the way A…
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Bright lights and Darkness
The empty late night bus squeezes along the narrow neon-lit terraced streets. Traffic lights are obsolete nowadays, their light is swallowed by the much brighter neon lights and signs which were introduced to replace the old-fashioned ‘normal’ street lighting. Roads are now a free-for-all for any permitted vehicle; if they’re allowed, there’s no restrictions. An…
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Chyldelike
The Inner ChyldeThat dwells insideDemands with tantrums to be heardTo be pleasedBut vexed if teasedWithout uttering a wordThe Inner ChyldeWith macabre smilesCauses mischief and mayhem galoreYet it will cast a spellOn those who tellThe Chylde to be no moreThe Inner ChyldeNeither tame nor wildWill demand to have its funBut if deniedThe Chylde insideWill make your…
The Mansionic Perspective 