Ignis Fatuus
Okay, okay, I confess. We stole the only hyperdrive ship that wasn't destroyed in the war. But what choice did we have? Our world is on the brink of annihilation. For hundreds of years my species has polluted the air, soil and water. Global wars have decimated once thriving metropolises. Crime and pandemics are rampant.
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Categories:
fatuus, destiny, hope,
Form: Free verse
Ignis Fatuus
The friar’s light, a deceiving light,
my nightmares deluding my mind
crossing the misty moors at night.
The friar’s light, a deceiving light.
Howling hounds affright – bite! They bite!
My eyes wide open but I’m blind!
The friar’s light, a deceiving light,
my nightmares deluding my mind.
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Categories:
fatuus, dog, horror, howl, light,
Form: Triolet
Ignis Fatuus
Bright rays now beam with hope’s sweet smile
midst lurking storm raring to reign
to cheer my soul with truth worthwhile…
Bright rays now beam with hope’s sweet smile
on vain heart’s ignus fatuus* style…
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Categories:
fatuus, character, christian, devotion, faith,
Form: Triolet
- Ignis Fatuus -
The flashes of light shine trembling - then gone
His feet without shoes are tired and swollen
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Categories:
fatuus, mystery, nature,
Form: Triolet
Ignis Fatuus
Ignis Fatuus
Wafting on dreams of illusion?
hypnotized by Ignis Fatuus!
Mystic mirage blocking vision:
Shifted from proper direction?
Met thorns of poignant cactus?
Wafting on dreams of illusion?
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Categories:
fatuus, dream, imagination, muse,
Form: Triolet
Categories:
fatuus, beauty, crush, desire, fairy,
Form: Senryu
Ignis Fatuus
Indigence and torch light might be beguiling to a visitor
When he aches for his anguish to deter
Chase tension and scrutiny avert
Yet enduringly rubbing shoulders with them hurts
Amounts to additional burdens and strains exerts.
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Categories:
fatuus, allusion,
Form: Free verse