Spoken by the Dearly Departed’s Kin

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Quote
raised,
aware
of silence
in the red-eyed night,
morning likewise in quietude
until the incessant dirge of Poe, the bells bringing
down the house, and in the garden, an eagle…
     …throws its wings around the tombstone’s shoulders

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Date: 8/9/2024 11:56:00 AM
Kim, I can visualize the quotation marks as the wings of the eagle around the tombstone. Interesting thought you have steered me to. Death has strange consequences that some find a source of mystery. Smiling!!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 8/10/2024 11:42:00 AM
I love that you visualize the q. marks as wings around the eagle! Thank you for your cool comment!
Date: 8/7/2024 7:53:00 PM
I enjoy the crescendo of mystery in this poem. It has a thrilling darkness.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 8/8/2024 6:24:00 AM
Thank you, Hilda! Your comment makes my day :)
Date: 8/7/2024 7:43:00 PM
That last image of the eagle stays with me, Kim. ~ Where Eagles Dare
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 8/8/2024 6:13:00 AM
Glad you enjoyed the imagery, my friend. :)
Date: 8/7/2024 5:59:00 PM
the mystery of poe and your originality make this poem a remarkably sullen one,Kim...
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 8/8/2024 6:38:00 AM
Thank you, Nette! I appreciate you! xx
Date: 8/7/2024 4:14:00 PM
Very cool. Loved the Poe reference and how you ended this.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 8/7/2024 5:51:00 PM
Thank you, Andrea :)
Date: 8/7/2024 3:07:00 PM
scary eagle, great atmosphere, waw quel poème yann
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 8/7/2024 5:52:00 PM
Merci beaucoup, mon amie! :)
Date: 8/7/2024 10:58:00 AM
Your work truly takes my breath away....I always think you cannot do better than this, and then...<3 hugs xxoo
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 8/7/2024 5:53:00 PM
I appreciate you so much. You encourage me, my friend! :)
Date: 8/7/2024 9:25:00 AM
Great imagery, though a sad poem. But then that's how I love them. Hugs.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 8/7/2024 9:38:00 AM
Thank you, Victor. Hugs
Date: 8/7/2024 8:35:00 AM
You create a very eerie scene Kim, and yes very Poe like. Tom
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 8/7/2024 9:38:00 AM
Thank you, Tom!
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