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I am the morning;
A dawn
that drives
darkness from dreamers
to drain
Toward the depths of Earth
with the rain:
An eventide flood
that flows through ruts
cut rough in the dirt:
rifts amongst rubble
Where rats
raise realms
in the run-off,
and reign
their raven rule
alone
and in ruin.
I am the mourning;
A wraith
for rodent kings
in absentia.
A dawn
that drives
darkness from dreamers
to drain
Toward the depths of Earth
with the rain:
An eventide flood
that flows through ruts
cut rough in the dirt:
rifts amongst rubble
Where rats
raise realms
in the run-off,
and reign
their raven rule
alone
and in ruin.
I am the mourning;
A wraith
for rodent kings
in absentia.
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Updated: 04/01/2010 @ 17:17
Project2010: 007 of 375 (January 4th)
Project2010: 007 of 375 (January 4th)
Another piece based on a dream that was undoubtedly influenced by a book I read some time ago that goes by the name of King Rat. While unrelated in subject matter, the imagery is striking and is surely responsible for the thought matter I experienced.
This feels rough around the edges, so is a likely candidate for future revision. Additionally, I had trouble categorising it; the possible selections aren't particularly useful.
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I like this poem!
The phrase "Where rats/raise realms/in the run-off" is powerful, it is both visual in its imagery and audial with the alliteration.
The return to the sound "morning/mourning" is a nice construct also, brining the reader back around to the beginning.
I was a little confused by "in absentia", and wasn't sure if the reader needed to read the book in order to understand that line, or if I missed the meaning.
The phrase "Where rats/raise realms/in the run-off" is powerful, it is both visual in its imagery and audial with the alliteration.
The return to the sound "morning/mourning" is a nice construct also, brining the reader back around to the beginning.
I was a little confused by "in absentia", and wasn't sure if the reader needed to read the book in order to understand that line, or if I missed the meaning.