As The Shadow Of Night Approach

Harold Creggan 1950 (Tadcastor)



As the shadow of night approach,
        I wait in my room alone,
                washed with trepidation.
The early hour does not absolve,
         my trembling fear,
                 of evil drawing near.
I hear the ghostly echo,
         of leather boots marching,
                  upon the Constitution.

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A premonition of tremendous evil.

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Submitted by on December 09, 2022

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Characters 308
Words 48
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9

Harold Creggan

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