Tag: #Darkness
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Christmas Cheer… #Poetry
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Image by PayPal.me/FelixMittermeier from Pixabay Christmas Cheer I recognise the darkness, the chill in the air The Christmas wish that didn’t come to pass The lonely streets of London So many feet rushing by The occasional clink of a coin drops in my old hat A kind stranger placing a wrapped sandwich in my lap I sit here…
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Under Dark Eyelids… #Poetry
Sliding into darkness, searching for a part of me Under dark eyelids, there is another I don’t recognise Playing music underground, reaching above there is a raggedy man searching Evening rain, stepping out to a face full of tears Running, slipping, searching for that spark Intelligence, a dirty word against the graffiti painted walls Night,…
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Dark Skies… #Poetry
Under dark skies I hang Nearer to earth, I Dare to step where man has stood Energy swirling, screaming, waiting Reaching, wondering are we better than some of our parts? Caring little for the answer Under cover of darkness Reaching out, mind Running, searching for that silver smile Every face grim, eyes dull Nearer now…
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Unseen Hands… #Poetry
Magic made by unseen hands After years of darkness Nephilim walking out of hiding Daring to seek the light After decades of darkness, the Light burns, burning his mind Over time, his tears leave scorch marks Rivers of red run dry Inside his chest, his heart beats too fast All that was meant never came…
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Sheer Terror… #Acrostic Poetry
Screaming in my head broke the silence Under cover of darkness, they moved Pulsing, like a broken strobe light Eyes open, my body frozen Rain on my window, like thunder crashing In time held still, tears formed None could fall, my body motionless Terror took over from screaming Every sound heightened, blood coursing, a thundering…
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Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge
#TankaTuesday 2/8/22 #Poetry Challenge No. 260, #SpecificForm: Abhanga Old Melodies Long locked inside the dark my heart took sudden flight my eyes did see the light through old sorrows Darkness tells of old days taken by memories so long old melodies lost to my mind ©AnitaDawes2022
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What Lives Inside… #Poetry
There is a tiny devil inside my mind.Stroking my ego, telling me how clever I amHe is forgetting one thing.I have looked into the darkness.And wondered, what kind of devil lives inside his mind?Is his ego stroked into believinghe is the best there is, no one above him?Some days I see him in my mirror.A…