Turn the light out in a cave
and feel the dark come crashing in.
Gratitude. Beyond the grave
such darkness does not get to win.
This is a “dribble” which is a poem of 100 letters (excluding punctuation such as periods, apostrophes, spaces or dashes). The title is not part of the count. See Abigail Gronway’s Happier New New for another example. She challenges us to write one and post a link in the comments of her post.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
Oooh, interesting form…I must give it a go 🙂 I am beyond grateful that Darkness will never get to win in our lives–Jesus vanquished it 2000 years ago.
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We can thank Jesus that Darkness will not win.
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I do thank Him!
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It was so good to know this form of poetry – and you packed so many rich elements of darkness, light, gratitude, and more so beautifully and brilliantly.
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It is the first time I’ve heard of this constraint. It does force one to get the letter count right and still retain the sense of the poem. Thank you, Pragalbha!
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Nice lines
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A lovely poem, and a beautiful form of poetry, Frank!
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Thank you, Eugenia!
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My pleasure, Frank!
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Frank, this is beautiful! On my second reading, I saw even more meaning than what first met my eye. I pictured myself standing inside an empty tomb in Israel, praising my Savior for conquering death, hell, and darkness.
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Yes! Indeed, that is even better than how I imagined it. Thank you, Abigail!
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Well done, Frank.
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Thank you, Mark!
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So brief yet so powerful!
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Thank you, Magarisa!
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Outstanding post
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