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    The Pale of the Morning Air In Wistful Ruined Cold of Night
    The Pale of the Morning Air In Wistful Ruined Cold of Night
    The Pale of the Morning Air In Wistful Ruined Cold of Night
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    The Pale of the Morning Air In Wistful Ruined Cold of Night

    By Ernest C Smitten

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    unrepentantly romantic poems
    from back when I still cared

    vol. 1
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateJan 20, 2015
    ISBN9781312852082
    The Pale of the Morning Air In Wistful Ruined Cold of Night

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      The Pale of the Morning Air In Wistful Ruined Cold of Night - Ernest C Smitten

      The Pale of the Morning Air In Wistful Ruined Cold of Night

      the pale of the morning air in wistful ruined cold of night

      unrepentantly romantic poems

      from back when I still cared

      volume 1

      These poems owe a great debt to the women I’ve pined for, the women who have loved me (if only briefly), and to the unique, crazy places I’ve lived and run away from, over and over again.

      I’d also like to thank: my sugar addiction, melatonin imbalance, general anxiety, a sheltered upbringing, and my wildly obvious influences.

      FYI – any misspellings or grammatical/capitalization inconsistencies you see are intentional. Bear in mind as well, that these works cover a span of more than 20 years and therefore include several stylistic phases.

      Copyright

      ISBN 978-1-312-85208-2

      © Ernest C. Smitten 1993-2015

      


      first edition of this collection, 2015

      


      Do You Care?

      on a weepy drizzly evening

      the worst word you can hear is, really?

      I’ve seen you cry in discarded flowers

      I’ve heard stories from the followers.

      on the nights you’ve rearranged your life

      thrown friends out on their ear so I hear

      feel the cold blast on your eyes

      let your sockets tremble

      bursting forth with little lives

      chase me if you can

      chase me if you dare

      chase

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