Orbit of Oblivion

Tristan Robert Lange


Notice of absence from Tristan Robert Lange
Friends, I’m doing my best to keep up with comments. πŸ˜… I’m still current on my own poems and first replies on others’ work, but this season has been a bit of a twister. Figured I’d drop a quick note so you don’t think I’ve vanished or gone flaky.
Read. Write. Rise. Realize. πŸ€˜πŸ’€πŸ–€
The mountain, seven stories high,
Hallowed and leagues deep—
Outraged at oblivion’s orbit.
Macabre is the world’s wicked window.
Action comes through contemplation,
Silence speaks through faithful fingers.
 
Moved souls transcend tethered trappings—
Evil shall not fall from amoral avoidance—
Refusal to confront relegates conscience.
Tyranny loves complacent conviction.
Open ontological observation reveals
Nullity is compliance with conformity.
 
POET’S NOTE:
An acrostic Scorched Sunday poem. Part of my Scorched Strays series. This poem examines the quiet danger of inaction—how silence, when mistaken for neutrality, becomes its own form of complicity.
 
© 2026 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved.
First published on tristanrobertlange.com, March 22, 2026.
 
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  • Author: Tristan Robert Lange (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 22nd, 2026 09:07
  • Comment from author about the poem: I’m now published in an anthology featuring authors from across the Poconos, PA. All proceeds benefit the Pocono Liars Club β€” a collective of authors and editors dedicated to supporting and mentoring local writers. Available in paperback and Kindle, please consider purchasing one and supporting a great cause. https://a.co/d/58uxM69
  • Category: Spiritual
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  • In collections: Scorched Strays.
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  • sorenbarrett

    A deep dive into the interaction of action and nonaction in regard to values. Sometimes inaction places you on the other side. If you wish to remain loyal to your values action is required. Well said Tristan clever Acrostic

  • Thomas W Case

    Powerful work. Vivid and sharp.

  • Neville


    Still spot on and long may it reign so πŸ–€πŸ–€πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸ˜Žβ­β­β­β­β­πŸ‘



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