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    Commencement
    Commencement
    Commencement
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    Commencement

    By Matthew David Carroll

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    "Since the beginning they’ve played our hearts a deceitful game, a pinch that catches fire or scatters in the wind.

    But oh, to watch it build, to hear its rhythm, can count the steps.

    From the moment that girl caught his eye, her voice his ear, he was taken.

    Something so familiar, those cries silenced in his mind.

    In a flash of memories caught in time for eternity reflecting in the distance see clearly what you’ve found in love."

    #Poetry #Darkfairytale

    This is a work of fiction, the product of the author’s imagination used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
    © 2018

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMatthew David Carroll
    Release dateMar 14, 2018
    ISBN9781370571178
    Commencement
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    Matthew David Carroll

    Hello,For those of you who are new, I hope you enjoy.If you've already read some of these, I'm glad you're back.It's been terrible for building trust and invites all sorts of nonsense, but my lack of presence is better for new readers to get into the story and character. So I'm elusive for that reason, mostly.If you're interested in getting to know me, forgive us, you can check my other social media for that, but I'm afraid you won't find much at the moment.I keep putting it off. I'm really not as interesting as my stories and getting older even less so. :)Some of these are quick easy reads I hope will leave you laughing or with some sort of satisfied wonder (I know. I'm finishing them.) Others are over stylized with complex plot structures that require inquisition.I can't promise you'll like everything I write, but you'll know (for the most part) what you're getting into.Complex issues, simple themes. Characters opinions are their own.If you like any of them please, share. I appreciate every one of you who have.Because of you they have traveled all over the world.

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      Commencement - Matthew David Carroll

      Dedication

      I saw you standing on the sky

      Dreaming of a better world

      May your days know only peace

      Commencement

      (Work in Progress)

      Copyright 2018 Matthew Carroll

      Smashwords Edition

      This is a work of fiction, the product of the author’s imagination used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

      ~***~

      Deep in winter the last breath of night spells relief for the hunted. The reign is in abeyance, their watchful eyes a union amid rivals.

      The Dawn has come.

      The Sacred Guard of Time and Order have spoken bold, assured.

      …

      "The giant sleeps"

      The beast exhales, its flesh consumes the coils.

      Not likely or ideal, but soon to be aligned.

      The message trines

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