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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

Enkidu 20-May-05/9:51 PM
Well, "down" is another word for the soft feathers of a bird's plumage. "Slake" is used to describe how these birds calmed Talia's temper. I reluctantly looked in a dictionary and came up with: "To lessen the force or activity of"




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