“Omnes una manet nox.”
The same night awaits us all
Loud or soft, when death, it knocks
Each, alone, must heed the call
On papyrus, the old Roman bard
Horace scrawled with ink and quill
All of us end, either soft or hard
Old or young, for good or ill
That night crawls to us, or races quick
The usurper puts another in place
Details wrapped in fog too thick
Erased by time, our name and face
Omnes une manet nox.
—Horace, Roman poet
The Latin approximately translates as, “The same night awaits us all.”
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Coming September 30th, 2022
Area 25 – a new album of twelve original songs from Trent Boswell
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