The Stillness of Dawn

death settles like sunset
slow and sure,
casting shadows of separation
for memory to drift into;

leaving echoes of emotion
to fracture the stillness of silence,
that even dawn will never--

chase away...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Guzzi Avatar
August 2, 2009 at 11:36 AM
haunting write! Light & Love
Taormina Avatar
July 2, 2009 at 6:33 PM
compelling
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