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Talia Eternal (Free verse) by Enkidu

Of late her temper, Flaring alike to mortal rage Is slaked by birds of down Which flutter beside her And give brief comfort The cobalt shadows cast Talia in the palest light While she disapproves the daring, Wild dance of sunny morning About her person Alone She stands alone Her eyes closed to A swift and swollen reality Robbed painfully of darkness Alas! Talia Vampiress no more

DoubleU 20-May-05/7:20 PM
I found out that 'slake' also means, what we call, 'squelched chalk'. It seems that raw chalk is agressive, like sulfuric acid, and there's a process to neutralize it. I'm interested to know what place it has in the poem, because I couldn't find what 'birds of down' stands for.




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