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Umbra Music

The insect hymns
press gently on the inner ears.

They hide in the umbra,
great intricacies
of chitinous clicks
and timpanis
and tiny shockwave harmonies
grooving late
into the ferocious night -

until the umbra yowls
and hoots,
and the the hunters seek the hymns.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 4/9/2015 7:10:00 AM
Sonar clicks and the mischievous ears night,food delight..Incendiary opera Terror songs of life..fully enjoyed Bryant...thanks TonyTocaa
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Bryant Ohara
Date: 4/21/2015 11:35:00 PM
Thanks for the good words! I'm gonna drive down Haiku Lane for a bit, but I'll come back to Free Verse world soon!

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