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Cloak Of Shadow

I am usually in the shadows

But I sense the time is near

When love will come to claim me

And I can put aside my fears

 

There has been this lifelong aching

I have never stopped my searching

A sort of desperate longing

Running in tandem with my ageing

 

But will you then decide

To burn me

Incinerate my soul

And desert me

 

Will I return to just ashes

A carbon copy spirit

Not really here

A stain on the wall

 

My heart wants to break

In tiny little pieces

Shattered like an ancient angel

Right before the fall

 

Come and end my torment

Lead me to the light

I will leave my cloak of shadow

Leave behind the night

 

*****

 

Sometimes the beauty and sheer power of creation just overwhelms me in the places I go.

All I can do is stand there with my camera and hope it doesn’t destroy me with joy.

 

This was one of those occasions…barely able to take the shot.

 

Exhilarated, exhausted..I wouldn’t change a thing.

 

Ripe Churchyard, East Sussex, UK.

 

I have paired this work with “The Way” by Zack Hemsey…it seemed fitting.

 

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And if you would like to see more of my work have a look at my website at:

 

www.shelleyturnerpoetpix.com

 

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Uploaded on February 25, 2024
Taken on August 8, 2022