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Shadow Bloom

Elegy of Light Within Darkness

By Tim CarmichaelPublished 9 months ago 1 min read
Shadow Bloom
Photo by Rene Böhmer on Unsplash

In shadows deep, where sorrow swells,

A chilling beauty blooms, a bittersweet fire,

Darkness, a cloak, yet swirls with grace,

Twisting, enchanting, as fate conspires.

Through tempestuous nights, where lost souls roam,

The heart’s chamber pulses, defying despair,

Beauty thrives within the void,

Illuminating paths, though no light is there.

A nightbird's song, a haunting delight,

Sings of mysteries cloaked in dark’s embrace,

With fervor ignites the trembling flame,

In depths unseen, emerges a silent grace.

O, sorrow’s seeds, in shadowy soil,

Dare to bloom with elegance profound,

For in the bleak, an unbroken strength swells,

The tortured rose, endlessly unbound.

From nightbird’s plume and midnight’s breath,

A mosaic of dreams begins to dance,

In the folds of darkness lies a spark divine,

A call to rise, a fervent advance.

So dare to roam the corridors of night,

Where grief and glory intertwine as one,

In the embrace of myths and mournful tales,

Find the beauty that belongs to none.

For in the heart of solitude and strife,

The spirit soars on wings of shadow’s song,

A symphony of courage, forged in pain,

In darkened realms where we all belong.

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About the Creator

Tim Carmichael

Let your becoming be louder than your fear, and your smallest steps become the road you once thought impossible to walk. An Appalachian poet and cookbook author my book Beautiful and Brutal Things is on Amazon, Link 👇

https://a.co/d/537XqhW

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    Written by Tim Carmichael