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September Sixth with a Whisper

The day bled into dusk as I sat by the window and watched the sky fall into shadows. Trees silhouetted the yard. Trees silhouetted the yard, a late day of summer not yet fall a feeling of nothingness and I looked out the window as the day passed with a whisper. As the day passed with a whisper the sky turned amber for a moment and yard lights flickered stars. A voice whispered all good children must go inside. All good children stepped inside but now a sense of innocence was lost how I remembered someone I barely knew had just died three houses down on the quiet side street. On a quiet side street my refuge sought lost in refection and the passage of time as the day bled into dusk.

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Date: 9/9/2024 4:41:00 PM
This is touching in the way that children seem restrained at the very time of their adventutesome growth. Is childhood lost? Your poem is a solid strength of words
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Date: 9/9/2024 1:40:00 AM
How true that here in Malta it is neither summer nor winter, but something in between. Loved your structure. A fine poem.
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Date: 9/7/2024 2:32:00 PM
Very deep, even in abstract- enjoyed reading it
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Date: 9/7/2024 10:58:00 AM
I love the pattern you wrote this in . So clever. Also the feelings evoked by the fall
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Date: 9/7/2024 10:39:00 AM
I love how youv started every stanza with the last line of previous, and how youv painted imagery here is stunning too! Such a beautiful and heartfelt poem that also has a lyrical touch to it! Pleasure reading this! Sending you light always
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