http://slow.writerscafe.org/odysseus The original writings of author Souladareatease en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775980202 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Hypnos turned to his tacent brother Twin of mine, you look tired let rest the toiling clutch for your hands are trembling. Even a God must rest, give my Oneiroi sons the task A vision define by yearnings. Rest lay not the icy touch lights must die others will spark. 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Ink of eve. will of the night where shadows thick fall like fog smothering clarity and thought where do we perceive cohesive directions receiving such lashes the white light collected candles keeping vigil in these halls of serpentine these wiggles those twists sit .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/odysseus/1229321/        Poncho strode alonea silhouettecast, by deep troublesburning sunHaunted by Noctuidblackwitchsearching El Naranjalgolden thoughts atop desert sandApache goldlay sleepingseeping secretssomewhere out thereout where Poncho brave brayssquinting the long brim dist.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/odysseus/1228523/ Wisdom -& kindness vs intelligence http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/odysseus/1228371/ time...and something about the rime of the ancient mariner... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/odysseus/1226950/       Once upon a timein a place where I was youngan old woman polisheda brass fitted bookleather boundscrolling upon it's facesilver gild pagesTerra 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