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Umbra
Umbra
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A dark forest A lake in isolation No sign of the Moon A wolf’s desolation On the calm cold water Drops a dew from his eye A ripple in time The sleeping birds fly Before he turns away He feels the silver touch The moonlight on his cheek The one he loves so much The clouds had moved away The skies ripped apart And he saw dear Selena Reaching out for his heart “Tis already yours,” he said “it beats for you, divine.” “I know, my dear wolf”, she said “So now, I give you mine.” The wolf smiled again, His sorrow, his fears, all gone But now he dreaded the sun For they would part again, come morn “Fear not, my love” she said “I’ll always come back to you” “Do you love me that much?” asked the wolf “Yes, my heart. I do. “ And so the night was done But in his heart, she will remain Come night, the wolf shall howl And then, they’ll kiss again.
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Apr 18, 2019
Apr 18, 2019 at 6:29 AM UTC
Selena
The boy picks up a pebble, Determined to make it skip four times But he knew not of the blood and the rubble, The ripples made by powerful men's crimes. But this little boy was happy, For ignorance was indeed bliss With each skip of his stone, Someone embraced Death's kiss. skip The world on fire, A blackened sky A soldier held his brother, Telling him not to cry. "But it hurts" said the brother, "My heart is filled with fright!" Lying with a pained smile, the soldier said, "You'll be alright". skip Under the starry sky A little girl sleeps, Freezing from the wind and hunger Her little brother close, she keeps. "I'm hungry" said the little boy, Tears welling in his eyes "Here, I have some bread left", Seeing his smile, her hunger flies. skip The woman lifted a rock and then another, Looking for her heart Continued, the mother. The city in chaos, someone asked, "Sister! Can I help you?" "No" said the mother, swallowing her tears, In her hands, a little red shoe. The pebble sunk on the third skip, And so did the little boy's heart He would come back again tomorrow For a fresh new start.
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Mar 31, 2019
Mar 31, 2019 at 5:23 AM UTC
Ripples in Time
As her fingers ran through my hair, She hummed a tune of sorrow A wolf howled in the distance, For he was yearning for the moon Her eyes, dark as the night sky, Looked into mine, and I saw light, Blinding like an eclipsed star Searing into the fabric of my being Freeing me from all earthly restraints With each stroke of her gentle caress She untangled threads of my soul And her lips, curved into a delicious smile, Leaned towards mine ever so slightly And when they touched, the wolf stopped howling For he had now tasted the moon
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Mar 29, 2019
Mar 29, 2019 at 12:17 PM UTC
The Howl and the Eclipse
What is blue? They say it’s the colour of the sky But I never saw it, for I am colourblind. And then you came along, covering my sky with your compassion The wisdom of your words, the comfort of your embrace They say the say the sky watches over the world But the one watching over my world, is you I can now see the colour blue. What is green? They say it’s the colour of the forest But I never saw it, for I am colourblind. And then you came along, bringing out sides of me I didn’t know I had Just as the forest harbours all forms of life You brought out all forms of mine The child, the man, and all things in me unseen I now see the colour green. What is red? They say it’s the colour of a rose. But I never saw it, for I am colourblind. And then you came along, touching your soft lips to mine The tenderness, the electricity, the passion you conveyed Ran through my lips, my veins, all the way to my core Your eyes said the rest, everything that was unsaid I now see the colour red. What is grey? They say it is the colour of a rainy day. Wait, this looks familiar, for I am colourblind! Ah, the clouds, the drops, the world I’ve always known But why is it so different, what are these colourful dashes in the way? Have I always felt so much, did my smile always stay? No, I see red, I see green, and I see blue I now see the colour of you.
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Mar 28, 2019
Mar 28, 2019 at 7:59 AM UTC
Colourblind