http://slow.writerscafe.org/azkal_97 The original writings of author John Rick en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776020081 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I’ll just take this time for a moment of silenceTo resolve my mind’s own violenceThe vent isn’t louder than the voices in my headWhile lying down as if I was dead on my bedA deathbed if only I could shut my eyelidsBut my eyes are projectors projecting on the ceiling I’m watch.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/azkal_97/2116025/ Blessed thy soul! ---Oh dear, sweet MaryAged but, yet, so far young carried by divine beautyThy poor life lived long in profound lonelinessOnly of troubled pasts fills that emptinessCurse, to her it may be for had she been widowedTaken from thee who lies beneath thy willowHis love thou felt no moreB.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/azkal_97/2092825/ Here, there and everywhereIs what keeps me composedThe attention of one or the company of twoIs neither to ignore nor disposeThere’s not enough light for me to seeNot enough darkness for me to hide For there will always beThe presence of silence insideAnd within that silence comes not of the s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/azkal_97/2091476/ For our many nights have been spent at the lighthouse by the sea,To watch the Morning Star shine as radiant as sheAnd Solis to rise for wandering eyes to seeThe maiden and the keeper and how our love came to be---The maiden and the keeper of the lighthouse down by the seaBeautiful, oh, just beautifu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/azkal_97/2090814/