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Daniel Mar 18
The shaking of a reed
The movement of the water
The flickering of a flame.

The crying of a child
The weariness of the labourer
The burning skin from the sun.

The salty tears of guilt
The racking pain of loneliness
The swan song of past glories.

The masks of complacency
The contracts of acceptance
The closing of the mind.

The continuing saga
The words that fill the pages
The lot in life we share.
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  Mar 14 Daniel
Mike Adam
Oh how
The classifying mind

Reclaims-

Renames

The unruliness of being-

Loosens worm with
Incisive *****

For black-bird
To swoop
  Mar 14 Daniel
guy scutellaro
MARS:

the shrieking horse
pale as death

in flames,
madness and anguish.

soldiers ride the mare on fire
across dark lakes,
down vast caverns into the fire

flesh and fire tumbling slowly
thundering
thundering
tumbling slowly
spectral light emanating from
wide open eyes, anguish and madness.

then shattered glass, enduring night, and war.
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