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Premium Member The Underpinnings of Dusk
The candles lit in starry night moon tryst
Upon the skyline tabletop tonight.

The wolfish howl bids dusk a lusty kiss.
The eyes aurora borealis green.

The tangerine and blackened bat duet —
The blend surrenders to the sinking ship.
Their heart, the moon, does slowly dress for bed.

The harbinger ignored...

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Categories: underpinnings, night,
Form: Blank verse
The Underpinnings
of our civilization is genetically controlled.
Our two dominate instinctual drives, self preservation and procreation are reflected in our global structure. Our preoccupation with sex and violence, reflected in our songs, our books, our music, everything. Human genetic code is woven into the fabric of society...

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Categories: underpinnings, art,
Form: Prose Poetry
Underpinnings
In darkness
we protect the light

In blindness
we perfect our sight

In battle
we secure the truce

In doubting
—we ensure our truth

(Dreamsleep: January, 2023)...

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Categories: underpinnings, light, peace, truth,
Form: Rhyme

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