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    The Sibyl
    The Sibyl
    The Sibyl
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    The Sibyl

    By Hamant Singh

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    The Sibyl is an anthology of original dark poetry, hymns and dirges written over a span of nine years. Each of the three chapters (Conception, The Festering and Chaos) are stages of being and explorations of the Sublime, as experienced by different cultures around the world. The poems in the text integrate primordial beings, various phenomena and concepts drawn from different traditions and unifies them through Chaos.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPartridge Publishing Singapore
    Release dateDec 5, 2022
    ISBN9781543772388
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      The Sibyl - Hamant Singh

      Copyright © 2022 by Hamant Singh.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. [Biblica]

      Scripture quotations marked KJV are from the Holy Bible, King James Version (Authorized Version). First published in 1611. Quoted from the KJV Classic Reference Bible, Copyright © 1983 by The Zondervan Corporation.

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      Contents

      Preface

      Acknowledgements

      The First Circle: Conception

      Black Flame

      Inseparable

      The Ritual

      Mara

      The Spectre

      I am The Poison

      Grahanam

      Son of the Soil

      San Martín

      Of Debts and Chains

      The Second Circle: The Festering

      On Lying

      Death of the Local Poet

      A Beggar

      Reptile

      The Nymph and The Ogre

      Ballad of the Siren

      Sunset

      The Scorpion Dance

      If We Make it Through June

      Four Days

      The Third Circle: Chaos

      When the Abyss Found Me

      My Surrender

      Seventy Demons

      Her

      To Split in TwAIN

      The Spider

      100 Pipers

      Para Allá Vamos Todos

      Mahaphralaya

      Exit

      About the Author

      Preface

      This text is a collection of hymns, poems, dirges and songs written by the author over a period of nine years. It is a historical text, a memoir and a book of prophecy, all at once. The work has been refined through the years and is intended for mature, open-minded audiences only.

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