In the realm of their senses,
They create a ripple of excitement
Spreading through the listening crowd
To deliver a message of mind and heart
They stir the blood and grapple the mob
They take the wind out of the storm
With raunchy voices, sometimes they whisper
To deliver a message of passion to a drifter
A moment of silence waiting to end the rumble
Between the edge of a tear and the depth of a line
Check out these chains of freedom unfolding
To deliver a message to hordes revolting
As the sun comes down, revealing the end of the senses
They pause the breath of the night
Preparing for the final curtain call
To deliver a message from the Poets of the Fall.
About the Poet:
Ramzi Albert Rihani is a Lebanese American writer. His poems have appeared in several publications in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, South Africa, India, and China, including Linnet’s Wings Magazine, ArLiJo, Poetic Sun, Last Leaves Magazine, Cacti Fur Journal, Poetry Potion, The Piker Press, Active Muse, Ephemeral Elegies, and The Silent Journey Anthology. He received the 2024 Polk Street Review first-place poetry award. He is a published music critic. He published a travel book, “The Other Color – a Trip Around the World in Six Months.” He lives in the Washington, DC area.
Ephemeral Elegies 
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