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the prologue

ash and dust

no. 19

Vincent Van Patten
drifting on the waning moon
1 min readJan 5, 2025

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Tokyo. Photo of the author.

As we try to keep
The summer fire lit
Can’t feel the depth of
Autumn’s chill
It’s quiet
Softly soughing through the
Maple leaves
And we change too
Let go and flow without fear
Make space for what I clearly see
Excitement and sadness and
Wonder and pain — I feel it in you
Do you feel it in me?
Cause I’m holding on too, to what
Part of me, it’s hard to tell
Afraid to burn away the past
Cause then where are we
Who are we?
Reborn.

The fire’s out
Let it smolder
Stars so clear
As autumn light
And maybe that’s the fire we now need
As we drift through the stars
Changing seasons together

Find all poems in The Prologue series here.

Read about this poetry series in Vincent Van Patten’s story,Diving Inand in Coco Pearce’s story, Just the beginning”.

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Vincent Van Patten
Vincent Van Patten

Written by Vincent Van Patten

Exploring what lights my soul on fire while living a nomadic life. vincentvanpatten.com

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