28 January 2013

Night’s brittle song...







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IV
 
Night’s brittle song, sliver-thin
Shatters into a billion fragments
Of quiet shadows
At the blaring jazz
Of a morning sun.

Frank  Marshall Davis, "Four Glimpses of Night" from Black Moods: Collected Poems










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5 comments:

  1. Amanda Summer29 January 2013 at 00:02

    yes. i took one look at this piece and thought: explosion - this is light erupting from the darkest of nights.

    exquisite, maria.

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  2. Unknown29 January 2013 at 00:58

    I can picture that in my mind. Beautiful prose!

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  3. Anonymous29 January 2013 at 23:45

    Perfect...
    No more words needed
    Thanks
    W.

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