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'Hallelujah In The Wind'


The edge of eternity

  often obscured

lost in plain sight

just beyond

 

Until cutting through

a moments grief

immortalized

in song

 

Leonard Cohen and

Bob Dylan as one

freeing new spaces

inside

 

Where lost in 

the maelstrom

alone disavowed

— the best of ourselves tries to hide

 

(The New Room: January, 2026) 

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PersonalThemeAbstract

Philosophical exploration of eternity and mortality through abstract spiritual concepts

SparseMeasureDense

Dense layering of existential ideas compressed into fragmented, idea-rich lines

DarkSentimentBright

Melancholic tone with spiritual yearning; grief present but redemptive undertones

StillEnergyExplosive

Restless fragmentation and enjambment create kinetic tension; contemplative but urgent

MicroLengthEpic

Micro poem; approximately 6 lines when formatted, below 7-line threshold

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Rich metaphor (edge of eternity), personification (best of ourselves), allusion to Cohen/Dylan

LyricVoiceDramatic

Pure lyric internal voice; first-person consciousness examining personal spiritual struggle

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