Sotto Voce written by Rochelle Foles at Spillwords.com

Sotto Voce

Rochelle Foles·June 9, 2017

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sotto voce

written by: Rochelle Foles

@shellilouwho

alluring astute astounding

creature

born of

moonlightraysandkissesofoceanwavesonbaretoesatmidnight

pleads

sotto voce

as the hiss of the gaslights grow still

and darkness

e n v e l o p e s t h
e r o o m

like death taking a young child while innocently playing

despite her des pair it cry

she could not be heard

for they did not see

her

trapped there

betwixt

the fall and the rise

a ray of the full moon for ever trapped in her own eclipse

seeingallyetforeverunseen

brilliancetrapedintheblackholeofeternalnight

born under a wrong star

sun extinguished

nothing rising stillhopeagainhopeagainhopeagainhopeonhopealways as

whispers f

a

l

l

muteondeafearsfearsaretruerthanboogiemenunderthebed

moon aglo behind her with no mirror to reflect

her luminosity

into the endless night

she & her

solitaryexistance

into

infin i……….

t

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Rochelle Foles

Rochelle began writing at the age of twelve. Encouraged by her local librarian, she cut her poetic teeth on ee cummings, T.S. Eliot, Walt Whitman and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, all of whom continue to influence her writing today.

She is a logophile and her playful attitude towards words can often be seen in her writing through her use of fonts, space, spelling and design.

She considers it a privilege to be read and to be an active contributor to Spillwords.

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Simona Prilogan

Simona is a Romanian-born published author living in UK where she enjoys her profession as a radiographer and writing as her biggest passion. Her first traditional published poetry book, Visările dintre castani (Daydreams among chestnut trees) came out this year (Siono Publishing House in Romania). Her writings are posted online on Spillwords, Webcultura, eCreator and Belgium Time. Being a woman, a daughter, a sister, a mother, an expat, a Transylvanian and a Londoner now, Simona is taking the sight to personal life experience with a social writing touch. She is a member of the World Jam, a worldwide poetry and music community based in Nottingham, where she discovered the joy of performing on stage as a poet. Simona’s most significant writing advocates and supporters are her sons who are pursuing their dreams while completing their PhD courses.

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