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One Night This Darkness - a Collaboration With Darren White

One night this darkness – A Collaboration with Darren White One night this darkness will end life with clouds in damp fog without stars and a moon dressed in tatters screaming at feet scratched on pebbles in low-tide rough water to sway one and stumble Maelstroms twist, turn and swallow fish in an icy-cold winterland with rickety wrecks Stranded with thundering crashes ashore leaving flotsam resentful on soggy sand The roar of firebolts raging around And the sky will fall in guarded shadows, streaks painted in dripping revelations, shades of nevermore patina eroding encrusted thoughts into gaping holes, swallowing what is left of the dream The artisan's hand glares down from the sky, gouache in thick streaks in tangerine rage, a knife sticking out scraping clouds Unstable equilibrium shakes easel unnoticed, genius vision or prediction of doomsday When the unthinkable, unfathomable happens, in silent sunbeam glory a single bloom forms Tiny roots navigate a desolate landscape, gently removing soil from fractured stone, caressing sorrows in springtime whispers Dark clouds now cast warming farewells as blue sky canopies float like streamers, singing in harmony with endless beliefs that, one night this darkness will end life, until dawn’s resurgence is reborn Written by: Darren White Chris Green

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Date: 7/10/2017 2:51:00 AM
I was just on Darren White's page, I read this. WoW! You guys did an awesome collaboration :)
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Chris Green
Date: 7/10/2017 11:21:00 AM
Thank you so very much Debbie. I am thrilled you enjoyed this one.
Date: 2/23/2017 7:19:00 PM
This was an incredible collaboration. It made us both write a poem so completely different from what people are used to read from us. And what Chris says about me? Back 'atcha Mr.Green, the talent drips off you ;) I enjoyed every minute and every word of it.
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Chris Green
Date: 7/10/2017 11:21:00 AM
:)
Date: 2/23/2017 6:02:00 PM
Your collaboration is seamless, Chris and Darren. I could see the "rickety wrecks" and "resentful flotsam." To me this represents the turbulence of a life crisis, and a ray of hope ("single bloom") that comes with dawn. Excellent work!!
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Chris Green
Date: 2/24/2017 8:27:00 AM
Thanks so much Carolyn. It was fun writing this with Darren. he is a very talented poet.
Date: 2/23/2017 12:59:00 PM
Amazing! Congratulations on this one to the both of you. Wow, it really picks up speed in the second stanza :)
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Chris Green
Date: 2/23/2017 1:00:00 PM
Thanks so much Heidi. All of the credit on this one goes to Darren, that dude is good.
Date: 2/23/2017 12:38:00 PM
It is always darkest before the dawn...I like the imagery, you went to places you two usually avoid.
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Chris Green
Date: 2/23/2017 12:53:00 PM
Darren made me go there!!!! Just kidding, thanks so much my friend. It is dark but it was a fun one to write with Darren. He was the driving force and I just tried to keep up with his talent.

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