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Mystic Tinklings

Mystic Tinklings Mystic tinklings Ancient echoes from the past Fleeting inklings Glimmer just beyond your grasp Phantom footfalls When you know that you’re alone Echoed choircalls Of a long forgotten song Shadows slipway From the corners of your eye Darkened hallways Hints of time passed by Brief reflections Of things you did not see Vast collections Of the things that used to be

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 10/1/2017 10:21:00 AM
Beautifully constructed spare verses, effectively evocative and resonant of those fleeting images that cross our minds. I like it very much.
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Date: 6/19/2017 10:16:00 PM
The effective combination of rhyme, rhythm and the spare but well targeted words has a haunting effect, reflecting and enhancing the message of how the mind works, often in a tantalising way.
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Date: 7/6/2010 11:06:00 PM
Wow! De ja vu, Scott? The poem about romancing with a ghost? This takes my breath away. Excellent poem, I love it! --Best, Karen
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Date: 7/6/2010 2:04:00 PM
The rhyme and rhythm in this one is excellent..Keep up the good work..Sara
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Date: 7/6/2010 1:49:00 PM
nice write,, enjoyed this one...P.D.
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Date: 7/6/2010 1:46:00 PM
WONDERFUL !
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