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After the stormy night There comes a grey dawn. Then, I lay in the silence of my fear – That feeling now has gone. After the nightmare's hold has been broken, Shattered like glass, After the captive dreamer has woken Memories pass, Swept from the reach of all recollection – Scattered by winds Blowing in each and every direction. Take me too! Under a starry sky, Sleep-walker, once I kept Rendezvous with a dark enchantress, Imprisoned as I slept. Oh but, After emotion's spell has been broken, Shattered like glass, After the captive lover has woken Memories pass, Swept from the reach of all recollection – Scattered by winds Blowing in each and every direction. Take me too! Was there a moon-lit isle Where love found its eclipse, Where I drowned in the ocean of her eyes, Drank nectar from her lips? After the hour-glass had been broken, Time out of hand, Grain after grain, love's island eroded, Spilling like sand Swept from the reach of all resurrection – Scattered by waves Flowing in each and every direction. Take me too! Take me with you. |
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| photos: Stephen Alsford |
| Created: November 17, 2014. | © Stephen Alsford |