A Poet's Journey

A Poet's Journey

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A Poet's Journey
A Poet's Journey
Nothing Left but Dreams

Nothing Left but Dreams

Scattered quickly in the darkness

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Bob Metivier
Apr 08, 2023
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Scattered Quickly in the Darkness - AI Image by Robert Metivier w/ Adobe Firefly beta
Scattered Quickly in the Darkness — AI Image by Robert Metivier w/ Adobe Firefly beta

A Cinquain series on Loss and Grief

Nothing
Is left but dreams
We lost him in the night
Scattered quickly in the darkness
We ran

We ran
Until we fell
All strength rent from our bones
Raging fear so overwhelming
And cold

And cold
Strange empty thoughts
Demons chasing shadows
Bewildere…

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