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Tenebrae - the World's Shadow

...Tenebrae – The World’s Shadow A very old, odd man approaches me out of nowhere with his face contorted, fearful, and noticeably sad. A strange person truly he is with . . . deep-set wrinkles......

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Categories: tenebrae, allegory, allusion, angst, dark,
Form: Lyric

Tenebrae

...Darkness of the night Darkness of soul Demons abroad Devils roam Dark dreams Dread. Deterioration Despoliation Degradation Destruction Decay Death......

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Categories: tenebrae, angst, dark, death,
Form: Free verse

In Old California 8

...Then father broke her thinking with rebuff. "Shhh! You're talking to yourself. Everybody's looking. They can hear. You're not saying Mass. Be more respectful!" And she complied, not wanting t......

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Categories: tenebrae, religious,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

The Hands That Hold

...We are little leaves upon the tree We never did control our tiny worlds The tree of life; what power, what mystery With metaphor, it’s easier to see Life is tender, see each leaf unfurl We ......

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Categories: tenebrae, allusion, beautiful, death,
Form: Villanelle

The Tree of Life

Categories: tenebrae, allusion, animal, leaving, loss,
Form: Villanelle

Apoud Illes Lapis (By the Stones)

...Fugax praeter tardisanum, Cum omnia memento temporis, Pecunia et potestas, Famae et gloria, Illea isti istae ista vero illud magnus? Que de illea minorus reis, Un candlae in illea tenebrae, Un......

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Categories: tenebrae, happiness, philosophy, sad, visionary,
Form: Free verse