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Shimmers in the Night

March 12, 2015
By Yoela PLATINUM, Seattle, Washington
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Yoela PLATINUM, Seattle, Washington
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"My powers stretch over the horizon and work even when my eyes are closed"

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you

left me alone

when you

vanished

 

i am

seeking

the shadows

you cast aside

in your wake

 

they are heavy

with waves and

angry with frothy foam

and drifting

without you

 

one ghost

to the next

i search

for clues

 

but all 

you

left behind

were hearts

 

once whole

now shattered

into the sparkling 

glass

that shimmers

under the night

© Allison H., Vancouver, WA

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Yoela PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 28 2015 at 10:42 pm
Yoela PLATINUM, Seattle, Washington
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"My powers stretch over the horizon and work even when my eyes are closed"

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Thanks for the comment! I was actually going for the empty and haunting tone. It is missing something, by design :P It is a reflection of how I felt.
LotusChild PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 28 2015 at 9:43 am
LotusChild PLATINUM, Raleigh, North Carolina
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I like it, but (no offense) I feel it lacks something... Some sustenance, understand? But perhaps that's just me. Still, there's a haunting chill I feel when I read it, so perhaps that's what you were going for? All in all, great work ^-^
Yoela PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 16 2015 at 3:30 pm
Yoela PLATINUM, Seattle, Washington
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Thank you so much!! I really appreciate your comment!! I wonder what you would think of a different poem I wrote called "A Weight Off My Shoulders." Thanks Again!!
Allen. PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 16 2015 at 2:31 pm
Allen. PLATINUM, Palo Alto, California
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Good job writing this. I can really feel the emotion in your word choice. There's really nothing here to improve. You've done a very good job.