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Faceless
Cynical blue eyes are open! The last remnants of winter’s doubt have fumbled, finding no purchase, they've been swept away. Spring dawns...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Feb 27, 20221 min read
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The Faltering
The crimson eye of hate that steals the breath through pulmonary pathways torn apart— with tantalizing visions of your death— the Bannok...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Feb 27, 20221 min read
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Hieroglyphs
Misshapen figures depict the scene of Mystery etched upon the wall In vibrant hues of crayon and sharpie. Carefully crafted by miniature...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Feb 27, 20221 min read
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On Wishing For It's Death
The bitter winds that harbor phantom dreams that feed the captured fiends that stop the flow— With taloned hands the mind cannot perceive...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Feb 27, 20221 min read
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Love and Carnal Lust
The dark caress of Thesnia's sweet lies that trace the arcane patterns on the heart— Whose supple form is quick to blind the eye and...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Feb 27, 20221 min read
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Time and Tide
Part One: Between Shadow There, in a corner where time has found a swifter pace and awkward feet too large for such a ledge are sure to...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Feb 26, 20226 min read
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Eidolons
I'm not what you have painted me-- for those colors, no one could hold, as sunlight fades and shadows creep. I'm not what you have...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Oct 4, 20211 min read
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The Sun's Last Rays
The sky alight with shadows of the day where fading suns bleach colors from the bruise on wounded hearts whose pigments bleed to gray to...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Oct 4, 20211 min read
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2:05 A.M.
I will not tell you of my dreams. Nor speak of murder in the air, the blackened beaks or flutter of wings that bears the flesh of rotted...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Oct 4, 20212 min read
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To The Brown-Eyed Girl
I'd gladly writhe in crystal depths to stoke the flame that fuels those eyes and unlock every secret kept. I'd gladly writhe in crystal...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Oct 4, 20211 min read
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Never A Day
Cento/Villanelle Crafted using Triolets from "30 Days of Triolet" I hope there never comes a day, if stars should fail to send their...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Oct 4, 20211 min read
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A Simple Nothing
I've nothing grand to write today, so thought I'd write about my pen and it's carefully cryptic ways. I've nothing grand to write today...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Oct 4, 20211 min read
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To Fill The Space
If stars should fail to send their light I'd place you there to fill the space and lead the way throughout the night. If stars should...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Oct 4, 20211 min read
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The Subtle Ways Of Memory and Dream
There's something in the subtle ways that leaves a hint of pure delight as memory and dream replay and all the things we need to say can...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Oct 4, 20211 min read
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As My World Sleeps
I often find you there at night as the world around us quietly sleeps, and pigeons calm their endless cooing from the eaves— as muffled...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Jul 20, 20211 min read
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The Broken Years
There are no words that we could write to brush aside the broken years or set a wounded heart to right. There are no words that we could...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Jul 20, 20211 min read
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Shattered Seals
Some have seen the signs of seals broken. Some, say three and six will follow the crowned rider, bleach wood bow drawn astride a horse of...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Jul 20, 20212 min read
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At Close Of Day
The notched half ear that couldn't hear the rattle of pans in deserted alleyways did not bother the ebony cat, sprawled languid...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Jul 20, 20212 min read
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The Old Man's Fate
I've seen them there, dangling— translucent strings the eyes won't see that keep his world unsteady. To spin upon an axis worn by wayward...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Jul 20, 20211 min read
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To My Wife...
I'd never seen a shooting star that makes a dream or wish come true or ease the pain of hidden scars. I'd never seen a shooting star. No...
Keith E. Sparks Jr.
Jul 20, 20211 min read
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