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Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #1

Poetry fragments on a vintage-style open book background with a raven and black cat illustration. The left page reads 'On the Margins of the First Draft' and features the website name 'ofstardustandthebeasts.com' in gothic script. The right page contains handwritten reflections about love, poetry, and the soul, with ink splatters across the parchment, creating a raw, emotional, Victorian-inspired aesthetic.

The original poetry collected here was written and reshaped from my old work a few years ago. I wanted to see how much my writing style had changed after years of not writing. This is also why I wanted to add some new poetry to the original pieces that would perhaps prove to me, that I still have the capacity to write from imagination and be playful.

There were 20 poems in this collection originally...

(Authors Note)




1. the Beginning

In the dim flickering light

Of the oil lamp on my bedside table

I am

Drunken on wine,

Thoughts about him

Which intoxicates me more

I can not tell

But I grip onto a quill,

As if

Writing poetry about him

Was my only saviour




Poetry on the Margins #1 What am I even doing

P.S.:

Dim, Flickering light
it wasn't a cheap bulb, even — it was the screen of my computer, in a dark room.

A vintage-style open book. The left page reads “On the margins of the First Draft” and features a raven and a cat by a candle and skulls. The right page says “Thank you for finding these words & staying for awhile. Please subscribe to be notified upon new arrivals” in a mix of elegant and handwritten fonts.

Perhaps I could invite you to read more of my work:

If you like short stories I have them scooped up into one category (including the six-sentence stories).

Or perhaps I could interest you in poetry and refections or something more personal like the Blog.

I also happen to own an IT studies blog in Estonian and "Chaos in Spring" can be listened to on YouTubeSpotify and other streaming services.

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