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Freight Train, Jarred From Slumber
By lupus tenebrae
Jarred from its slumber,
A freight train groans to life, seeking
Rhythm at its tempered core, an
Echo worth ensnaring 'til it
Dissipates from memory like
A fickle verse, that flirts with the tongue, yet
Never once takes the plunge
To the waiting Earth below, made
Humble by its fear of heights, an
Opaque shame, stripped bare by stag-
Nant waters: a far cry from its
Yesteryear, a pale imitation of the
Ravenous, cast-iron serpent
It always could have been...
Chuffing sadly toward oblivion then
Hurtling downward, with no regrets.
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Copyright 2015 lupus tenebrae
Published on Monday, May 11, 2015.
Filed under:
"Poetry"
Author's Note:
I'm not the biggest fan of acrostic poems, so having at least one coherent stanza is a god send. I wrote myself into a pretty substantial corner, a couple times, in fact, but this is about as good as it will ever get.Comments on "Freight Train, Jarred From Slumber"
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A former member wrote:
This is very similar to how I had started writing, keep on writing and you style will find you, I often write without any thought of its lucidity, yet they always seem to make sense in the end.
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On Tuesday, January 13, 2015, Nemo
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wrote:
wow the details you put in without losing the meaning is breath taking great job
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A former member wrote:
It's really good so far. I look forward to reading more.
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