DeBoer

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  January 2024     11 days ago

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Vanitas

Rubbing the chalk against walls, off high walls
Tracing the lines on the bricks, all so plain.
When the last bit should end, dispersed in the clay,
I'd use my blood in its stead.

 
And craving the canvas, the canvas craves color
To it, not to...

– by Edgar DeBoer

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Barren

Agonize over a seed
That did not sprout, did not breed
That did no flower, did no tree
That set no smile, only grief

That got no rays, that sent no bees
That bent no wind, that watched no seas
That laid no shadow, felt no breeze
That fell...

– by Edgar DeBoer

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Everything is perfect. Rhyme, rhytm, form and motif. Well balanced, concise and engaging.

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Masterfully written. Liked the metaphor.

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