From

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From the depths of darkness springs a fountain of perfect night

bereft of stars and moon and dust,

where empty dreams pour forth in wayward moments

as shadows and onyx dusks.

This was whence she came from.

This was the once home of Death.

She wore her hair long about slim shoulders,

like raven epaulettes burnished to a glasslike night.

Porcelain skin adorned by the ultramarine

jewels that were her eyes,

she brought with her only the abyss,

her wants and her fears,

as she hauled herself from the Beneath

and tiptoed away into a world of frosting breaths.

She’d never seen anything sparkle.

How Death wept at the beauty of it all.

to be continued. . .

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Richard

Richard M. Ankers
Author of the brand new steampunk extravaganza Britannia Unleashed.
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Elsewhere

Dispersing in increments
An atom at a time
I dislocate, relocate, allocate
Myself elsewhere

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Richard

Richard M. Ankers
Author of the brand new steampunk extravaganza Britannia Unleashed.
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Forgetting to Live

curling leaf rustles
preparing for the autumn
forgetting to live

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Richard

Richard M. Ankers
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The Creature I Knew

Written for Tourmaline .’s Halloween Challenge
Today’s Prompt was Creature.

It wasn’t the teeth that bit,
Nor the eyes that glared,
Not even the claws that slashed;
It wasn’t the spikes that poked,
Nor the tail that swatted,
Not even the horns that gouged;
It was the creature’s name that hurt,
Stung like a thousand bee stings,
As it slipped from my lips: Sister.

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Richard

Richard M. Ankers
Author of the brand new steampunk extravaganza Britannia Unleashed.
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Sweet Solace

Soothing of the mind
The dusk blending to twilight
Midnight in waiting

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Richard

Vampire (Tanka Poetry)

Written for Tourmaline .’s Halloween Challenge

This undead passion
Tis a double-pronged assault
Biting down gently
These memories born of blood
Flowing through eternity

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Richard

Richard M. Ankers
Author of the brand new steampunk extravaganza Britannia Unleashed.
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Ripples

ripples in a dream
nothing more and nothing less
fanciful moments

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Richard

Richard M. Ankers
Author of the brand new steampunk extravaganza Britannia Unleashed.
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Destiny?

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destiny displayed
in a glistening dewdrop
until made vapour

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Richard

Richard M. Ankers
Author of the brand new steampunk extravaganza Britannia Unleashed.
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I Dream

I dream of a time where the world won’t cry
Of lives where good folk don’t have to try

I dream of a place where we all might breathe
One negligence doesn’t make us leave

I dream of a whisper that tames the rest
Of my darling’s eyes in our little love nest

I dream of this and that and of it all
It’s a nightmare really that masks my fall

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Richard

Haiku – Rock in the Water

Rock in the water
Diverts the flow of the stream
Giving it purpose

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Richard

Richard M. Ankers
Author of the brand new steampunk extravaganza Britannia Unleashed.
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