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

#1108407 added February 15, 2026 at 10:38am
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Morning
Morning

I arise from sleep
a nocturnal beast
bathed in darkness
and now blinking
in the light of dawn.

The mists of night
will fall away
and time will heal.



Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 02.15.26
Prompt: Write a poem about ‘bathed by darkness.’

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