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“I Was There” by Raynarde
Today we present a poem by Raynarde, who along with making his poetry debut here, is looking to publish his debut novel this year. A writer, reader, and general lover of art across all mediums, you can follow him on Bluesky and SoFurry for updates on his writing and more.
Read for you by Rob MacWolf — werewolf hitchhiker.
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Transcript
You’re
Speaker:listening
Speaker:to
Speaker:Poetry
Speaker:Month
Speaker:on
Speaker:The
Speaker:Voice
Speaker:of
Speaker:Dog.
Speaker:This
Speaker:is
Speaker:Rob MacWolf your
Speaker:fellow
Speaker:traveler,
Speaker:and
Speaker:Today
Speaker:we present
Speaker:a
Speaker:poem
Speaker:by
Speaker:Raynarde,
Speaker:who
Speaker:along
Speaker:with
Speaker:making
Speaker:his
Speaker:poetry
Speaker:debut
Speaker:here,
Speaker:is
Speaker:looking
Speaker:to
Speaker:publish
Speaker:his
Speaker:debut
Speaker:novel
Speaker:this
Speaker:year.
Speaker:A
Speaker:writer,
Speaker:reader,
Speaker:and
Speaker:general
Speaker:lover
Speaker:of
Speaker:art across
Speaker:all
Speaker:mediums,
Speaker:you
Speaker:can
Speaker:follow
Speaker:him
Speaker:on
Speaker:Bluesky
Speaker:and
Speaker:SoFurry
Speaker:for
Speaker:updates
Speaker:on
Speaker:his
Speaker:writing
Speaker:and
Speaker:more.
Please
enjoy
“I
Was
Speaker:There”,
Speaker:a
Speaker:poem
Speaker:by
Speaker:Raynarde
As
I
Speaker:journeyed
Speaker:through
Speaker:the
Speaker:vale,
I
came
Speaker:across
Speaker:a
Speaker:tree.
Upon its
solitary
Speaker:husk,
My
old
Speaker:mark
Speaker:I
Speaker:did
Speaker:see.
Recollection
tugged
Speaker:at
Speaker:my
Speaker:mind
Addled
by
Speaker:Winter’s
Speaker:air.
I
moved
Speaker:on
Speaker:from
Speaker:that
Speaker:marker;
The
reminder
Speaker:I
Speaker:was
Speaker:there.
Returning
to
Speaker:my
Speaker:birthplace
I
sought
Speaker:to
Speaker:find
Speaker:a
Speaker:home.
The
houses
Speaker:sat
Speaker:like
Speaker:corpses
The
people
Speaker:all
Speaker:withdrawn.
Barely
did
Speaker:a
Speaker:face
Speaker:see
Speaker:me.
No
one
Speaker:even
Speaker:cared.
Long
gone
Speaker:was
Speaker:that
Speaker:familiar
Speaker:glee.
Barely,
I
Speaker:was
Speaker:there.
I
found
Speaker:you in
Speaker:a
Speaker:courtyard,
Sitting
by
Speaker:a
Speaker:well.
Frigid
were
Speaker:your
Speaker:eyes
Speaker:to
Speaker:me,
Your
constitution
Speaker:fell.
Lost
was
Speaker:the
Speaker:warmth you
Speaker:possessed,
Replaced
with Winter’s
Speaker:stare.
Like
doves
Speaker:let’s
Speaker:go
Speaker:and
Speaker:fly
Speaker:away!
Remember,
I
Speaker:was
Speaker:there.
Soldiers
marched
Speaker:out
Speaker:like
Speaker:dull
Speaker:calves
Into
the
Speaker:world
Speaker:at
Speaker:large.
To
false
Speaker:battle
Speaker:they
Speaker:did trek,
A
crownless
Speaker:king
Speaker:in
Speaker:charge.
Hatred
ran
Speaker:that
Speaker:vile
Speaker:crusade,
driven
by
Speaker:false
Speaker:prayer.
Vexed, I
up
Speaker:and left
Speaker:that
Speaker:place.
Oh,
why
Speaker:was
Speaker:I
Speaker:there?
Upon
the
Speaker:glow
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:new
Speaker:day,
Spring’s
breath
Speaker:was
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:air.
I
came
Speaker:across
Speaker:a
Speaker:vagrant,
And
many
Speaker:gifts
Speaker:were
Speaker:shared.
They
invited
Speaker:me
Speaker:to
Speaker:join
Speaker:them,
And
journey
Speaker:off
Speaker:somewhere.
Freed
from
Speaker:that
Speaker:cold
Speaker:solitude,
I
had
Speaker:a
Speaker:friend
Speaker:out
Speaker:there.
This
was “I
Speaker:Was
Speaker:There” by Raynarde, read for you by Rob MacWolf, werewolf hitchhiker.
Speaker:Thank
Speaker:you
Speaker:for
Speaker:listening
Speaker:to
Speaker:The
Speaker:Voice
Speaker:of
Speaker:Dog.
