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In the Gloom

April 17, 2016
By Luckystar78 ELITE, London, Other
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"..though warm as summer it was fresh as spring." (Thomas Hardy) ("Far from the Madding crowd")

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Tongue loosens in my silent mouth
Breaths rush out more smoothly than a silent lamb,
A spark lights inside the steel of my chest
And metal melts to wax.
Fingers move more freely up and down
Than they ever while outside the compound
of my sanctuary, my room,
The place where my thoughts do not lurk in the gloom.
 

© Photo by Stefanie G., Norwalk, CT

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Luckystar78 ELITE said...
on Jan. 31 2017 at 6:00 pm
Luckystar78 ELITE, London, Other
114 articles 0 photos 97 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;..though warm as summer it was fresh as spring.&quot; (Thomas Hardy) (&quot;Far from the Madding crowd&quot;)

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Thank you - it is an emotive and expressive poem centring on the themes of introversion and isolation; though the two are not necessarily correlated. A really thoughtful comment - !
fragmentaations DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 30 2017 at 4:48 pm
fragmentaations DIAMOND, Middleburgh, New York
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&ldquo;You write beautifully. The inside of your mind must be a terrible place.&rdquo;

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i love this. such a wonderful way to portray this feeling