Echoes of an angelA Poem by An owl on the moonFrom chapter 5 of An Owl on the Moon: Echoes of an angel - May...The Idler’s door screeches open, shedding veiled light on Daniel Wirth. “Your eyes glimpse only yesterday, my friend. Where is today in your vision?” he says.
“Yesterday is all I have of value, Daniel...How I want to exit. Life here is the seas’ sand; beaten and lifeless.” Daniel turns from me and lifts his hand toward the tide, framed in dusty glass. “To your simple existence, do not boast; merely to breathe or move or think is not to live. The shore of the sea is but a ghost, compared to the depth its wholeness gives. You exist in the miry foam; make the ocean depths your home.” Smoked and shady gray light reflects from the counter. Raven guests drift past slowly in silence as the sea cries. © 2024 An owl on the moon |
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1 Review Added on May 22, 2024 Last Updated on May 22, 2024 AuthorAn owl on the moonAbout2024 is here... May we make it so much more heaven than hell... Wishing all peace on earth... Together, maybe we go the distance... The night has a thousand eyes, And the day but one; Yet t.. more..Writing
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