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    Love, Death. And Other Poems.
    Love, Death. And Other Poems.
    Love, Death. And Other Poems.
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    Love, Death. And Other Poems.

    By Beau Van Dalen

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    Love, Death. And Other Poems. is Beau Van Dalen's first poetry collection featuring pieces centred around themes of grief, new life, love and nature, with a touch of magic left between each page, dive into a story told in poems, about a girl who becomes death herself.

     

    For Mature Audiences.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBeau Van Dalen
    Release dateApr 25, 2022
    ISBN9798201787141
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      Love, Death. And Other Poems. - Beau Van Dalen

      Beau Van Dalen

      Love, Death. And Other Poems.

      Copyright © 2022 by Beau Van Dalen

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise without written permission from the publisher. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means without permission.

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

      For permission requests, business enquiries, or general questions—please contact the publisher at the email below.

      contact@beauvandalen.com

      http://www.beauvandalen.com/

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      This poetry collection is intended for mature audiences.

      Content warnings for Love, Death. And Other Poems. (may contain spoilers): death of multiple characters, body horror, general violence, childbirth/pregnancy, implied abuse, suicide ideation, gore.

      Contents

      I. LOVE, DEATH.

      open your eyes. and start again.

      thin thread

      cyan reflections

      taking root

      crushed

      a dream, a slice of time

      pine nectar

      is there a cure?

      pond

      in arms

      meet me in sleep, i don’t want to see them anymore

      devouring

      hidden

      to the ends of the world

      riddled

      decay

      The Garden

      we are not the same

      reborn

      being good, like a bird in a cage

      sweat inside

      yolk

      graveyard

      creatures of fragility

      connected/online

      stuck between the lights

      finally touching the stars

      truly alone

      collapse

      it’s gotten dark in here

      II. OTHER POEMS

      at some point

      record room

      neverlight

      fixing, and breaking down

      temporary brilliance/permanent blindness

      and so it comes

      riverside night insect

      woodlanders

      anxious friend

      howling in the wind

      the sound of wings at midnight

      house of

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