Saturday, January 13, 2018

The Black Angel Comments

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A murder of crows descends
from the twilight sky, and
settles in a huge tree, huddling
against its gold leaves. Below them,
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Daniel Brick
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Uche Nwanze 02 August 2019

I am inspired by all your works.

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Nosheen Irfan 14 January 2018

Deeply philosophical. The enigma of love n life is hard to explain. The poem opens dramatically with crows descending on a tree. And the reference to King Lear in the first stanza sets the tone. We all have to encounter a black angel in our life. But we are supposed to fight, we are supposed to be in charge of our destiny. But can we always do it? Life doesn't answer all the questions but through poetry we strive to ask them n seek answers.

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