(1 November 1870 – 5 October 1932 / Sydney / Australia)

poet Christopher John Brennan
#258 on top 500 poets
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Black on the Depths

Black on the depths of blackest skies
whence even the levin seems withdrawn,
the cities threaten: burning eyes
ask what dread hand hath slain the dawn.

Submitted: Monday, March 01, 2010

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