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Pulvis et umbra sumus..

By Tallisman
Born 1959, M, from Stoke, United Kingdom
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Pulvis et umbra sumus..

We are dust and shadow
Ethereal ghosts
Moving in life’s undertow
Within temporary hosts
Doomed to live for eternity
Yet to die and be reborn
Lost in our self pity
Tortured and forlorn

We are forced to roam
Through the realms of man
Outcasts from our natural home
The Gods cursed our clan
Once Angel born and pure of heart
Now ancient and laid so low
We questioned the Gods and they tore us apart
Leaving just dust and shadow

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Gerald R Gioglio

06/26/2024

"Dust in the wind ," indeed. Mic piece . Happy Story Star day.

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Cheryl Ryan

06/25/2024

Nicely written. This seems to be the summary of our sojourn here on earth.
Thank you for sharing!

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Kevin Hughes

06/25/2024

I am sorry Tallisman,
I forgot to mention two things: Congratulations on StoryStar of the Day. And the Latin matches the poem well. We are the shadow of dust.
Brilliant.
smiles, Kevin

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Kevin Hughes

06/25/2024

to deep to be pithy, but packed with thoughts.
Smiles, Kevin

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JD

06/25/2024

OK... seems to be working again now. There is a bit of a delay while the page refreshes itself, but the reply comment is posted when you submit it. Problem solved :-)

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JD

06/25/2024

Hi Kevin and Tallisman,
I'm testing the REPLY function to see if it is working as it should. My developer said he fixed it, so I need to find out....

Shirley Smothers

06/25/2024

Beautiffuly written. Short but packed with wisdom. We are all tempory beings. Congratulations on Short Story Star of the Day.

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Donald Harry Roberts

06/25/2024

Nicely crafted

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Barry

06/25/2024

Good writing and provocative subject matter that each reader must interpret in his or her own way.

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JD

06/24/2024

Dark and deep, short and sweet. Happy short story star of the day, Tallisman.

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Joel Kiula

04/21/2024

We are tiny beings in this huge universe. We have limited time to make impact, after all is said and done, we go back being dust again.

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