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Night
December 15, 2011
Night comes to its end.
Eyelids flutter.
Someone in the darkness stirs.
A soft mutter.
Golden threads of dream hang from the sleeper's head.
Silky mists of nightmares swirl around their bed.
In people's minds a door is locked, the key hidden away.
The shadowy figures of sleep return to their lair and that is where they stay.
Until the black veil is pulled across the sky once more,
And the spirit is then free to soar.
© Photo by Stefanie G., Norwalk, CT
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ArtemisVale GOLD said...
on Dec. 23 2011 at 1:48 pm
=) thank you!
ArtemisVale GOLD said...
on Dec. 23 2011 at 1:35 pm
Thanks :) I hadn't even noticed until you pointed it out but definitely a good point to make. By the way, are you much of an artist? I need some input on my photos :p
I like the imagery, but you keep switching subjects - "someone" and "the sleeper's," but then "their" and "people's," and then "the spirit." In addition, just a random "someone" or an ambiguous "everyone" lacks significance, so I think you need to rework it so that either it's a specific relatable person/group or there's significance to the lack of identity given to the subject.
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