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Night Walking

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Painting by Elizabeth Hlookoff ---

I walk in and walk out, but remain in a daze My feet fall through footsteps, my head hurts through haze I've turned on my heel, feel tattered and torn Don't know if I exit or enter the morn The blood red speckles seem to gather at pace I run as through sludge, which obscures just my face I'm still quite distinct from the tunnels and swirls Though lost in the forwards and backwards of whorls I march ever onwards, no end do I find For I'm tethered to night time, forever entwined

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Valsa George

Date: 7/14/2023 8:29:00 PM

Beautifully written .... the feeling of being caught in a whirl with forward and backward movements and no noticeable progression. This is one of your best Ekphrasis ! DD, you are an indisputable master in this poetic form!

Di11y Da11y
Date: 7/14/2023 9:00:00 PM

Aww thank you Valsa - it was great seeing so many beautiful ones in the recent contest x

Paul Willason

Date: 7/14/2023 4:39:00 AM

Sounds quite gothic, the real a mere reflection in some distorted mirror...quite an absorbing read DD. I would be concerned in not finding a way out but thats the point I guess.

Di11y Da11y
Date: 7/14/2023 9:04:00 AM

Just getting lost in the painting, luckily the exit is the last line - I wonder if all these words are really hidden in paintings, they jump into my head and then onto the page from who knows where - ghost whispers :)