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Rated: E · Poetry · Emotional · #1671899
Seeking a respite from the harsh reality of the day.
Darken and comfort;
cool mist gather round.
Welcome, dim and fading twilight—
my cloak against the day.

Hear me, sister Nox.1

Soften my vision.
Soothe away the edges
(as only You can)
in waves of
starlight
      and
          illusion.


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Footnotes
1  Nox is the Roman name of the goddess of night.

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