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Ian Llewellyn ap-Griffith
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0 posted 2000-08-05 01:44 AM


Give to me the blackness of the night
Give to me the blackness of a candle burning bright
Give to me a lady in her bath
With the fragrance, sweetest perfume of the bubbles in her bath
Give to me her love that will not heal
An open wound that darkens and that festers in its zeal
Give to me a scream, a cry of pain
That love may be recognizable again
Give to me the lamp that I may see
For words wait not for sunlight in the trees
Give to me the pen that I may write
For words come best in the sleeplessness of night

This is a very old piece, though newly revised. I just thought I'd try it out.



Sing while you may
-The Prophet Q'spel

Your pain is for you alone, As it is, As it was, As it will be forever, Amen
-The Prophet Q'spel


© Copyright 2000 Darren Lausa - All Rights Reserved
serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02
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1 posted 2000-08-05 02:38 AM


I'm with you here, Ian.  I love the night.  Or should that be, "the dark"?  Excellant.
poutprincess
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since 2000-07-06
Posts 735
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2 posted 2000-08-05 04:35 AM


my insomnia is a catalyst for my poetry as well! great work here...and looking forward to more!
lotharingia
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since 2000-06-04
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saarbruecken, Germany
3 posted 2000-08-05 05:54 AM


Quite a lot of things you want there, Darren!  
A great piece, as always!
I suspect we all compose poems when we cannot sleep, if only in our heads.


Lotharingia
"Dreams are life, reality, creation" Miguel de Unanumo



catalinamoon
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4 posted 2000-08-06 10:25 AM


Fantastic poem, I feel the needs. I also agree on the nighttime writing. I have to start sleeping with a pen and pad in bed with me, as I have such brilliant (lol) thoughts when I am dozing, and they disappear before I get them to paper.
Catalinamoon

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