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    Dance in the Dark
    Dance in the Dark
    Dance in the Dark
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    Dance in the Dark

    By Shirley Siaton

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    The dust, too, shall tire and fall
    And I will find the light
    Streaming—first in puddles, then in waves—
    into my path.
    Alone once more, I face
    The beginning.
    Alone once more, I know
    There really is no end.

    Hot on the heels of her debut book 'Black Cat and other poems,' acclaimed author Shirley Siaton-Parabia invites the reader to dance with her to the myriad rhythms of life, in the transcendental hours of darkness, in her second book, 'Dance in the Dark.'

    Featuring verses on tribulation, emergence and redemption, this poetry collection came into being after one too many jaunts and musings in the dead of night. Experience a distinctive, unfiltered view through the eyes of a woman raised and reared in the unforgiving cities of the Philippines, as she journeys through a world of greed, poverty, crime and despair with determination and hope.

    Scathed, imperfect and honest to the core, 'Dance in the Dark' is a celebration of a woman's infallible heart and the indomitable human spirit.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShirley Siaton
    Release dateFeb 8, 2024
    ISBN9798987817322
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      Dance in the Dark - Shirley Siaton

      Dance in the Dark

      Poems from the Dead of Night

      Shirley Siaton

      Inky Sword Book Publishing

      Copyright © 2023 Shirley Siaton-Parabia

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without the prior written permission of the copyright owner, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      To request permission, contact the publisher at books@inkysword.com.

      ISBN 978-6-21-837473-7 (pbk)

      ISBN 979-8-98-781732-2 (ebook)

      First Edition, February 2024

      Published by Shirley S. Parabia

      Inky Sword Book Publishing

      Barangay Quezon, Arevalo, Iloilo City 5000

      Republic of the Philippines

      inkysword.com

      To Pagit

      Yes, I still cause trouble wherever I go

      Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright

      Dedication

      Acknowledgments

      Introduction

      The Dance

      Dance in the Dark

      emergence

      Distance

      Despair

      Dark

      Disruption

      Deception

      Discord

      Debt

      Delusion

      Danger

      Deprivation

      Divination

      Death

      odyssey

      Damnation

      Dribble

      Demolition

      Dreams

      Disease

      Defiance

      Duplication

      Difference

      Disintegration

      Divergence

      Deliverance

      redemption

      Dauntless

      Destination

      Dwelling

      Depths

      Dumbstruck

      Divide

      Desire

      Drift

      Dawn

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