The last lamplighters
...We climb the veils of woven mist,
Where time dissolves and stars persist,
Our hands coax flames from shadowed thread,
And light the paths the lost have tread.
We herd the fog on silver brooms,
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Categories:
lamplighters, art,
Form: Rhyme
The Old Lamplighters
...The Old Lamplighters
Lamplighters walked the streets of yore,
But they aren’t needed anymore.
Electric lights sent them away.
These newer lights held dark at bay.
These men had made their ro...
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Categories:
lamplighters, family, nostalgia,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Sliding From the Mountain Top
...SLIDING FROM THE MOUNTAIN TOP
(APROPOS MLK: 3)
Lingering in the spaces of time, standing
On the muddy banks of reality, wandering souls
Chase the dream of Moses: the gleamed glory
From the ...
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Categories:
lamplighters, america, anniversary, birthday, black
Form: Prose Poetry
Dickensian Time
...In Dickensian time
Upon sunset hour
Overshadowing Thames
Is London Tower
Blackened cobble streets
Shimmer in the rain
Big Ben at Westminster
Chimes an eight bells refrain
At Euston Station...
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Categories:
lamplighters, places,
Form: Free verse