Author: Evelyn
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The Forest
She sat alone balanced atopHer mournful tower of doubt.Below she saw an endless drop,No place for hope to sprout. Despair came fast and gripped her heartIn grief, forlorn, she cried.The pain she held right from the startBetrayed her tragic eyes. Above the sky held no reprieve,As darkness clamours in,For her no soul would weep or…
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The Woodland Witch
In peace the woodland witch sat still,Hidden from sight and mind.Atop a tree, behind the hill,Where no dark eyes can find. The only sound to break the airAmidst the thriving life,Was buzzing wings around her hair,And churning rivers’ strife. Now she, at last, could cast her spellConjure tranquility – The noise inside her head she’d quell,And…
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Lonely Anteater
Under the boundless sky and sun,With endless blues and greens,A tapestry of colour spun,The most pleasant of scenes. A crowd of life had come to bare,A myriad of beasts,To share in this joyous affair – This bountiful of feasts! But off alone under the shadeThe ant-eater looked out.Without a friend this mass arrayedHad filled her mind…
Anthropologist Astray 