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Fate Compli

Gregory Cicio

Listless twilight time of life
where passion flames recede.

Fading water colored thoughts
of plans & hopes & deeds.

Bank the fire! Night approaches!
Slumber calls the deep.

Climb high the cluttered gentle dreams;
in them you find your sleep.

Greg Cicio
Copyright ©2003 Greg Cicio
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Submitted by gcicio on May 04, 2020

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Scheme XX XX XA XA BB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 283
Words 46
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
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Gregory Cicio

I was born in Washington D.C. and raised in Brooklyn, NY. The son of a long line of entertainers whose collective accomplishments have included: (Mom-Miriam Cicio/a.k.a.Toni Price)Musical radio programs in D.C. (Father-Phil Cicio/a.k.a. Phil Ott-Zu Fara) Participation in the creation of the American Guild of Variety Artists Grandfather Leon Dashoff Participation in the creation of the "Little Symphony Orchestra of Washington D.C." which later became part of the National Symphony orchestra (Grandfather- Leon Dashoff) As a descendant of Walt Whitman, (via Grandmother Charlotte Whitman) writing has always been in his blood. Greg Cicio has written and co-produced the contemporary Christian music album “Desires of Kings” and has written numerous business/professional materials. "Seed of the Dogwood" is my first novel. more…

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