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The Day, A ship rolls on foamy seas The helmsman steers away Northerly winds blow her free The undercurrent leads her astray. A decrepit man stands alone His devoted companion, a jackal What the world has forlorn The dogs will not baffle. A young child, alone, astray Young eyes see the world askew He dreams of a long-awaited day That he may rule the world anew. The lady down the darkest way Lights a lantern for all to see The oil burns bright as the day A dark sea will whisk many away. A bright star over the Earth An angel, a lover, a poet Endless imagination gives birth For love and ruin, stolid and stoic. The Night, The waters slow with icy stillness Men shiver and chitter and row Their bodies slow and chill with illness A grave the dead will never know. The jackal bites the hand The blood is pure ichor, pure love The man's forgiveness never abandons Despite betrayal and selfish rebuff. A child grows old and frail A darkness covers his weary eyes His dreams yet accomplished, face pale A heart goes still as passion dies. A lantern dims, its oil frozen Frost impenetrable around its wick The warmth of light now less brazen The malice of night dense and thick. A shining glow falls down from Heaven Its return grandeur and fiery The flame flickers and ears deafen A dust-covered pew free of friars. Twilight, Together the ill make equal the will Of men and minds that march onward Nothing truly dies if it is not still It only repeats a cycle.
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Nov 13, 2025
Nov 13, 2025 at 7:11 AM UTC
The Day, The Night, The Twilight
The Day, A ship rolls on foamy seas The helmsman steers away Northerly winds blow her free The undercurrent leads her astray. A decrepit man stands alone His devoted companion, a jackal What the world has forlorn The dogs will not baffle. A young child, alone, astray Young eyes see the world askew He dreams of a long-awaited day That he may rule the world anew. The lady down the darkest way Lights a lantern for all to see The oil burns bright as the day A dark sea will whisk many away. A bright star over the Earth An angel, a lover, a poet Endless imagination gives birth For love and ruin, stolid and stoic. The Night, The waters slow with icy stillness Men shiver and chitter and row Their bodies slow and chill with illness A grave the dead will never know. The jackal bites the hand The blood is pure ichor, pure love The man's forgiveness never abandons Despite betrayal and selfish rebuff. A child grows old and frail A darkness covers his weary eyes His dreams yet accomplished, face pale A heart goes still as passion dies. A lantern dims, its oil frozen Frost impenetrable around its wick The warmth of light now less brazen The malice of night dense and thick. A shining glow falls down from Heaven Its return grandeur and fiery The flame flickers and ears deafen A dust-covered pew free of friars. Twilight, Together the ill make equal the will Of men and minds that march onward Nothing truly dies if it is not still It only repeats a cycle.
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Nov 13, 2025
Nov 13, 2025 at 7:11 AM UTC
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