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Dark River [Lyric Poem]

Posted on July 11, 2023 by B Gourley

flow on, Dark River;
  slip through the night.

midnight's thick clouds
  block the moonlight.

your voice drowned out
  by insect chirr.

a Huck Finn raft
  drifts by at a blur:

the rafters unseen;
  their secret stays hush...

but for those red eyes
  in the underbrush.

6 thoughts on “Dark River [Lyric Poem]”

wktucker53 on July 12, 2023 at 7:20 am said:

Well, I didn’t see that last couplet coming. 😳

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- B Gourley on July 12, 2023 at 8:49 am said:
  
  Thanks. That’s what voltas are for.
  
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  - wktucker53 on July 12, 2023 at 9:43 am said:
    
    Yes, they are. And you used it well.
    
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  - B Gourley on July 12, 2023 at 10:03 am said:
    
    thanks, again
    
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The Amethyst Lamb on July 28, 2023 at 12:51 am said:

Wonderful poem! I really enjoyed it. 😊

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- B Gourley on July 28, 2023 at 6:48 am said:
  
  Thanks
  
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