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The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."

#1098031 added September 25, 2025 at 10:51am
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On Being Watched
On Being Watched

Hidden in the long grass
ducking the searchlight’s pass
watching from the shadows
secret the spectre goes.

Silent too his passing
a covert trespassing
just a mild suspicion
fleeting apparition.



Line count: 8
Rhymed aabb
For Express It In Eight, 09.25.25
Prompt: Write about a hider in your poem.

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