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My 2nd book "Wistful Thoughts" is now available through Amazon or from over 36,000 bookshops world wide

I was lucky enough from 2 years old to mainly live first in Las Palmos then at 8 we moved to Tanganika whIch was a wonderful place to live and I saw many things and had great experiences My poem Walk with me tells of some of them aand left me with a great love of nature

Wistful Thoughts

2 Jun 2015

by Shadow Hamilton

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Re Hospital

Blog Posted:3/12/2024 11:07:00 AM

Hi folks I have missed you all so much. I was in hospital a lot longer than I thought op went very well I came home only to collapse twice the next day and got taken back. 2 blood transfusions later and anti bots I finally got home today Turned out there was much more wrong with me than first thought. I am on the mend and finally pain free tnk the docs and our lord I will post soon and run a contest just give me a couple of days to catch up with things I ty all so much for your prayers and good wishes ty all my friends hugs Shadow

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Jan
Allison

Date: 3/16/2024 10:53:00 AM

I'm so sorry to hear your news Shadow and glad you are on the road to recovery I hope the publication news for your next book will boost your spirits and give you something positive to focus on:-) hugs jan xx

Sara
Kendrick

Date: 3/15/2024 3:12:00 PM

Sorry to learn of your illness and relapse. Good to know you are mending after all of the problems. Take it easy and let your body heal. Sara K

Brandy
Nicole

Date: 3/14/2024 7:06:00 PM

Shadow, it sounds like you've been through so much lately. Take as much time as you need, my dear friend. I'm keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. Hugs, Brandy

Beryl
Edmonds

Date: 3/14/2024 4:08:00 AM

Wishing you a speedy recovery Shadow, all the best and take some rest… Beryl

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/14/2024 4:14:00 AM

ty Beryl I am taking it easy not quite back to full strength on my pins so doing sit down things which means I get to spend time on Soup cant be bad eh lol hugs Shadow

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 3/13/2024 8:45:00 PM

Good to know you are on the mend. What a nightmare for you! Get better fast!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 3/14/2024 8:28:00 AM

yep, I know all about sit down vs. stand up jobs. makes one yeqrn for youth again!

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/14/2024 5:15:00 AM

Ty Andy hope all is well with you and your hubby. recovery is a little slow sit down jobs easy standing up jobs much harder. hugs Shadow

Natasha L
Scragg

Date: 3/13/2024 2:23:00 PM

Wishing you a speedy recovery. Take it easy. Give yourself time. It can be difficult to concentrate on poetry at the best of times... Mind you, it will be a nice distraction from the tiredness :-D many get well wishes.

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/14/2024 4:46:00 AM

I love the fact as it a sit down Job I get more time on here ty Natasha so kind of you hugs Shadow

Sotto
Poet

Date: 3/13/2024 9:06:00 AM

I'm sorry for your pain but know that God supported you till the end. I'm glad you're home safely, and now you can rest and replenish. Shadow, my best wishes.

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/14/2024 4:31:00 AM

ty Sotto not much pain any more but am on the weak side still so mainly sit down jobs for me hugs Shadow

Linda Alice
Fowler

Date: 3/13/2024 7:02:00 AM

So glad you are over the worst Shadow. Congratulations on being home and on the recovery road. Best wishes! :)

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/14/2024 4:27:00 AM

hi Linda ty everyone has been so kind and sportive I feel blessed and surrounded by My poetry friends and our lord hugs Shadow

Beata
Agustin

Date: 3/13/2024 5:14:00 AM

God is our greatest Healer, and sure Source of strength. I pray to the Lord for your speedy recovery, thanking Him for His grace toward your recuperation. God bless you.

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/14/2024 6:11:00 AM

ty dear Beata all is good hugs Shadow

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/14/2024 4:17:00 AM

ty Beata ntmu our lord is most definitely with me helping me recover hugs Shadow

Tom
Cunningham

Date: 3/12/2024 10:40:00 PM

Hope you are soon back on your feet Shadow, wishing you a speedy recovery. Tom

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/13/2024 1:57:00 AM

ty Tom I am about 90% of the way I tire easily and need a lie down in the afternoons but I feel 10 years younger (WISH I WAS) hugs Shadow

Sara
Etgen-Baker

Date: 3/12/2024 5:52:00 PM

I'm delighted to hear from you...have been concerned about you. Glad you're on the mend...sigh of relief. Take care of yourself...hugs and blessings, Sara

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/12/2024 5:53:00 PM

I will its amazing how much catching up one has after an absence of 3-4 weeks getting there tnk the lord hugs Shadow

Tania
Kitchin

Date: 3/12/2024 4:18:00 PM

Glad you're on the mend, take it easy and rest.

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/12/2024 5:57:00 PM

ty Tania its so good to be back again among friends hugs Shadow

Eve
Roper

Date: 3/12/2024 2:56:00 PM

Glad everything went well and you’re on the mend. Praise the Lord.

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/12/2024 5:47:00 PM

Yes indeed Eve he certainly helped ty my friend hugs Shadow

Ink
Empress

Date: 3/12/2024 2:26:00 PM

Dear shadow, just dropping by to wish you well and a speedy recovery. I hope and pray that you feel better and happy to hear you are doing so much better. Sending you light always.

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/12/2024 2:39:00 PM

ty so much Ink am much better but tired going to bed now will catch up on some reading tomorrow and tidy up some I wrote in hospital hugs Shadow

Panagiota
Romios

Date: 3/12/2024 2:09:00 PM

I dont know you, but wow! You’ve been through so much…hope you are on the mend and stay productive! Pangie

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/12/2024 2:35:00 PM

hi Pangie ntmu ty will stop by to read your work when I am less tired hugs Shadow

Christina
Bowring

Date: 3/12/2024 1:03:00 PM

So glad that you are home now finally and recuperating. Give yourself plenty of time to recover. Hugs of get well wishes to you x:)

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/12/2024 1:06:00 PM

ops wrong box ty Christina its lovely to be home hugs Shadow

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/12/2024 1:04:00 PM

hi Connie ty getting there

Constance
La France

Date: 3/12/2024 12:23:00 PM

Shadow, get well soon !! God Bless, Constance

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/12/2024 1:07:00 PM

hi Connie ty getting there hugs Shadow

Kim
Rodrigues

Date: 3/12/2024 12:02:00 PM

So glad you are doing better. Hugs ~ Kim

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/12/2024 1:03:00 PM

ty Kim had some tough days but feeling a lot better

My Past Blog Posts


Poetry Dreams Date Posted: 5/13/2024 6:01:00 AM
Up date on my new book Date Posted: 4/26/2024 2:32:00 PM
Incredible News Date Posted: 3/16/2024 8:52:00 AM
Contest Lets Tango Date Posted: 3/16/2024 4:40:00 AM
Re Hospital Date Posted: 3/12/2024 11:07:00 AM
Operation Date Posted: 2/18/2024 11:22:00 AM
Contests Date Posted: 1/31/2024 3:27:00 PM
Poem of the Day Date Posted: 1/1/2024 9:51:00 AM
Villanelle contest Date Posted: 12/15/2023 12:13:00 PM
Thank you all contestants Date Posted: 12/12/2023 12:40:00 PM
Anthology Date Posted: 11/15/2023 3:14:00 PM
Wild Animal Contest Judging it and other contests Date Posted: 10/31/2023 3:10:00 PM
Anything good Date Posted: 10/7/2023 5:46:00 AM
Operation Date Posted: 8/16/2019 7:34:00 AM
Water Aid Date Posted: 7/30/2018 4:31:00 AM
Contest Rules Date Posted: 4/13/2018 2:53:00 AM
SuperVet Date Posted: 7/20/2017 5:41:00 PM
Great News Date Posted: 10/27/2016 6:46:00 AM
Results at last for As Autumn's Breeze Date Posted: 9/3/2016 3:32:00 PM
As Autumn's Breeze Date Posted: 9/2/2016 6:03:00 AM
Make a poem results Date Posted: 7/12/2016 5:27:00 PM
Monorhyme results Date Posted: 5/21/2016 4:44:00 PM
Spring Flowers contest Date Posted: 4/11/2016 4:10:00 PM
Season's contest results Date Posted: 4/9/2016 9:13:00 AM
Celebration results Date Posted: 4/3/2016 6:00:00 AM

My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
5/27/2024	Love	Verse	love,
5/26/2024	Flowers and birds	Haiku	bird,flower,
5/19/2024	Hidden from sight	Free verse	absence,love,
5/15/2024	Woods	Rhyme	beauty,environment,summer
5/13/2024	wandering about	Rhyme	light,wind,
5/1/2024	The Odd Couple	Couplet	appreciation,flower,true
4/29/2024	The Outward Journey	Narrative	africa,journey,sea,
4/28/2024	Our Planet	Free verse	blessing,dark,light,
4/26/2024	The Ancient Druid 3	Narrative	care,deep,
4/15/2024	dark of night	Free verse	adventure,animal,mystery,
4/7/2024	The Ancient Druid 2	Narrative	appreciation,life,wisdom,
4/5/2024	Spring comes alive	Free verse	flower,fun,spring,
3/25/2024	Colour blazes out	Free verse	appreciation,beauty,creat
3/24/2024	Beware	I do not know?	flower,garden,
3/18/2024	LOOK AROUND YOU	Haibun	animal,bird,insect,
3/13/2024	Happiness	Free verse	happiness,joy,peace,
3/13/2024	The old apple tree	Free verse	green,tree,
3/12/2024	Pain	Free verse	angst,pain,
2/15/2024	Earth, Air, Water and Fire	Free verse	earth,giving,life,water,
2/13/2024	Sparkling Jewels	Free verse	nature,
2/7/2024	Ploughing	Free verse	farm,
2/7/2024	Weather	Haiku	weather,
2/3/2024	We Wait	Ode	birth,color,feelings,flow
2/3/2024	Alternative	Free verse	bird,music,
1/28/2024	Deer	Haiku	dog,race,
1/26/2024	The Ancient Druid	Free verse	blessing,dark,friend,moun
1/24/2024	Roll on spring	Haiku	animal,tree,
1/22/2024	In The Dawning	Free verse	dark,light,
1/20/2024	True Freedom part 3	Imagism	adventure,africa,animal,
1/19/2024	To Get True Freedom	Imagism	adventure,africa,
1/13/2024	Imagination	Imagism	animal,imagination,magic,
1/6/2024	The Hermit	Narrative	bird,dance,freedom,
1/5/2024	Birds	Haiku	bird,tree,
1/4/2024	weather	Haiku	snow,
12/31/2023	New Year	Free verse	animal,kiss,music,sky,
12/30/2023	Time to Dream At last	Rhyme	appreciation,dream,
12/29/2023	It Beckons	Rhyme	senses,
12/27/2023	Going Back	Free verse	evil,fear,night,
12/26/2023	The Haze	Free verse	bird,day,life,sun,sunshin
12/23/2023	Christmas	Free verse	christmas,
12/19/2023	Aroma	Haibun	animal,farm,senses,
12/18/2023	Waterfall	Haiku	bird,fish,water,
12/16/2023	moon	Haiku	moon,mountains,snow,winte
12/16/2023	nature's cry	Narrative	beautiful,planet,pollutio
12/14/2023	Off Grid	Free verse	dog,freedom,inspirational
12/7/2023	Changing Seasons	Epic	autumn,god,jesus,spring,s
12/7/2023	Fruits	Abecedarian	fruit,
12/6/2023	Light	Free verse	dark,light,sun,
12/6/2023	Time	Free verse	irony,time,
12/4/2023	Dark Side of Night	Prose Poetry	dark,moon,night,
12/1/2023	Dodoma	Free verse	africa,happy,ocean,
11/22/2023	Peace Abides	Free verse	snow,winter,
10/27/2023	Unselfish	Free verse	life,
10/22/2023	Winter Is On His Way	Free verse	winter,
10/7/2023	Night Bewitches	Personification	dark,moon,night,
10/2/2023	Anything Good	Free verse	day,moon,nature,night,sun
9/30/2023	Revolution Or Peace	Free verse	anger,discrimination,peac
9/27/2023	Wisdom	Monorhyme	wisdom,
9/24/2023	Harvest	Free verse	autumn,fruit,
9/23/2023	Autumn Creeps Up	Free verse	seasons,snow,
9/22/2023	Dust Devil	Rhyme	wind,
9/21/2023	Late At Night	Free verse	emotions,fear,night,
9/17/2023	Minstral 2 Rip	Free verse	dog,friend,
6/26/2022	Summer At Last	Imagism	passion,summer,youth,
6/25/2022	June	Free verse	bird,garden,joy,life,
3/26/2021	Those	Ode	1st grade,death of a frie
3/6/2021	Spring	Ode	nature,
3/24/2020	Are You Listening Yet	Verse	abuse,corruption,future,n
1/17/2020	Aunt Rita	Epitaph	death,death of a friend,
5/26/2019	Living Your Memories	Prose Poetry	africa,memory,senses,
3/17/2019	Your Inner Child	Verse	child,imagination,life,
3/7/2019	Watching Spring	Verse	bird,nature,spring,
3/1/2019	Spirit	Verse	spiritual,
1/12/2019	So It Starts	Verse	life,
11/24/2018	Santa Land	Verse	christmas,sleep,
10/29/2018	Disposible	Verse	life,
9/20/2018	Was I Dreaming	Rhyme	dream,flower,sea,sky,
9/2/2018	She Wolf	Personification	animal,howl,
8/31/2018	Remember	Epic	autumn,memory,summer,sun,
8/30/2018	If I Am Dead	Verse	death,freedom,life,
5/3/2018	A Rant	Verse	confusion,
3/31/2018	Inspirational	Verse	inspiration,life,
3/30/2018	Heat Wave	Verse	body,death,sun,
3/27/2018	The Pebble	Verse	time,water,
3/21/2018	Happy Days	Monorhyme	birth,spring,
12/9/2017	What To Write	Prose Poetry	writing,
11/12/2017	Reflection	Prose Poetry	corruption,culture,enviro
11/11/2017	Waiting	Verse	life,light,moon,mystery,
10/15/2017	Halloween Scare	Verse	halloween,
10/14/2017	Halloween Fear	Monorhyme	fear,
8/11/2017	The Groom To His Future Bride	Verse	engagement,love,marriage,
7/28/2017	The Dance of Life	Narrative	cat,desire,nature,
7/28/2017	Pressure	Verse	nature,
6/26/2017	Renown	Verse	appreciation,friendship,s
5/7/2017	A Race	Verse	life,race,
5/3/2017	Savanna Night	Verse	africa,animal,night,
5/1/2017	Celestial Dance	Verse	creation,planet,sky,sun,
4/13/2017	My Hero	Verse	appreciation,encouraging,
3/19/2017	Dust	Verse	earth,imagery,life,
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PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Give Peace a Chance	Rhyme	peace,
Limes, Lemons, Cherries	Light Verse	dad,humorous,life,writing
- the Deep Forest -	Light Verse	animal,nature,
A Farmhouse Vale	Rispetto	family,home,house,life,
'sea Breeze'	Free verse	love,
The Dingledot	Verse	fantasy,
Coming Out of the Shadows	Rhyme	introspection,
We Are Stuff As Dreams Are Made On	Sonnet	philosophy,universe,
Kitten In the Barn	Rhyme	cat,funny,humorous,
The Swan	Free verse	beautiful,romantic,wife,
Ice King	Free verse	fantasy,
Among the Stars	Pantoum	goodbye,grief,lonely,loss
Dueling Would Be Violins	Rhyme	kids,funny,humorous,silly
Beneath the Copper Trees	Terzanelle	fantasy,trust,
The Scent of Your Feelings	Free verse	romantic,
Those Nights When	I do not know?	fantasy,passion,
Wept Beneath a Tree	Villanelle	feelings,love,memory,pass
In So Many Ways	Sonnet	love,thank you,
Autumn	Rhyme	seasons,autumn,
Picture Perfect	Ekphrasis	adventure,fantasy,longing
The Angel 2	Rhyme	angel,love,
Children of the Valleys	Free verse	africa,children,poverty,
Loneliness	Free verse	inspirational,introspecti
Spilled Coffee	Couplet	life,
Dragons Zoo Field Trip	Light Verse	adventure,fantasy,fun,fun
Doorways To Yesterday	Free verse	memory,
Rose Whisperer	Pantoum	garden,life,rose,
Leaves	Couplet	life,
Wacko Jacko	Quatrain	silly,
Newly Conceived Sunshine	Free verse	corruption,light,morning,
Dusk In the Mara	I do not know?	eve,
A Painted Lady's Kisses	Rhyme	beautiful,butterfly,
Soaked In Dew	Pantoum	night,peace,
The Flower -Part One-	Free verse	art,beauty,birth,care,flo
Wild Passion	Rispetto	heart,innocence,love,pass
Kiss of Fate	Limerick	humor,humorous,silly,,fat
My Whiskey Was Dumped Into the Well	Rhyme	drink,water,
I Got Your Message	Free verse	girlfriend-boyfriend,lost
Emerald Ocean	Terzanelle	nature,ocean,
Turkey Chase	Couplet	giving,humor,
Eglantine	Quatrain	love,nature,
Shadows of the Past	Light Verse	memory,
Girl Rising	Free verse	change,freedom,
Too Young To Get Old	Quatrain	humor,
Among the Copper Trees	Terzanelle	beauty,nature,spiritual,
Cinder Girl	Rhyme
Crossed Me At the Borderline, Just In Time	Rhyme	anti bullying,assonance,b
Around the Corner	Rhyme	fairy,magic,
Great Spirit, Hear Me	Rhyme	earth,faith,nature,prayer
Zoo's Who	Personification	animal,
Dear Juliet	Italian Sonnet	romance,
Tangled Vines	Free verse	allegory,
Turn, Turn, Turn	Sonnet	seasons,
Electric Shock Treatment	Quatrain	humor,
Your Judas Like Tan	Dramatic Monologue	betrayal,change,conflict,
Initiative	Free verse	friendship,life,longing,l
A Walk In Winter	Rhyme	nature,romantic,snow,wint
The Elves Snow Party	Iambic Pentameter	adventure,celebration,chr
Kiss of the Eagle	Rhyme	adventure,space,travel,
Just For You	Rhyme	color,life,nature,
The River of Tears	Free verse	emotions,goodbye,
Male Red Cardinal	Haiku	nature,
Fairy Tale Lovers	Rhyme	love,
To Be, Or Not To Be	Sonnet	nature,
Lost My Song	Rhyme	absence,age,angel,beautif
My Heart Skips a Beat My Love	Free verse	allegory,beauty,celebrati
Thirsty Love	Narrative	love,lust,
In Absence of the Soothing Light of Moon	Sonnet	lost love,
A Coffin For Two	Quatrain	humor,
Rapture You Roughly -	Romanticism	dream,
Betrayed	Rhyme	jealousy,recovery from,
Trees	Rhyme	tree,
Santa's Favorite - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	Italian Sonnet	allegory,appreciation,cel
Sunset	Pantoum	celebration,
The Nature's Wonderful	Light Verse	nature,daffodils,
Oak Alley	Crystalline	tree,
Waterfall	Verse	romance,water,
The Breadth of My Love	Free verse	love,planet,romance,roman
Inner Beauties Promise	Free verse	change,conflict,confusion
Dreaming of Nature's Love So Rare	Terza Rima	autumn,beauty,earth,emoti
Asunder	Senryu	how i feel,introspection,
Love At James Bond Beach	Free verse	beauty,love,ocean,paradis
Red Yellow Purple Or Blue	Quatrain	happiness,
The Old Lady In the Shoe	Rhyme	humor,
Be Careful What You Hook	Limerick	fishing,funny,humor,humor
I Reach Towards Her Hand	Terzanelle	beautiful,love,
Duchess In Waiting	Clerihew	birth,celebrity,people,
Red Hot Loving	Free verse	humor,
Luna's Light	Free verse	beach,beauty,moon,romance
Lone Wolf	Free verse	animal,freedom,moon,night
Are You Sitting Comfortably	Limerick	humorous,
A Poem For Pd	Free verse	beauty,
Why	Free verse	people,poetry,truth,
Crystalline Winter Hollow	Free verse	adventure,beauty,fire,hop
For Just One Night	Quatrain	sensual,
The Stoned Pen - Humor	Narrative	humor,humorous,
Ancient Dance	Sonnet	love,
Words - the Heart of Imagination	Free verse	nature,
Faraway Dream	Narrative	angel,beautiful,beauty,de
Blue	Tanka	color,nature,

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Matthew Horstkotter	United States	Read
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Monterey Sirak	United States	Read
Richard D Seal	United States	Read
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Connie Gildersleeve	United States	Read
Anne Rutherford	Canada	Read
Isaiah Zerbst	United States	Read
Robert Johnson	United States	Read
Tom Zart	United States	Read
Gerald Kithinji	Kenya	Read
James Marshall Goff	United States	Read
Milton Toran	United States	Read
Kathryn Collins	United States	Read
Keith Bickerstaffe	United Kingdom	Read
Wayne Hill	United States	Read
Kelly Deschler	United States	Read
Robert Rogers	United States	Read
Roy Jerden	United States	Read
Stephen Curtis	Australia	Read
Vera Duggan	Australia	Read
Carolyn Devonshire	United States	Read
John Fleming	United Kingdom	Read
George Seal	United Kingdom	Read
Lindsay Laurie	Australia	Read
Emile Pinet	Canada	Read
Vince Suzadail Jr.	United States	Read
Hija De La Luna	Philippines	Read
Suzanne Delaney	United States	Read
Peter Dome	United Kingdom	Read
Joseph May	United States	Read
Maurice Yvonne	Canada	Read
Sam Toil	United States	Read
Troy Snyder	United States	Read
Eve Roper	United States	Read
M. L. Kiser	United States	Read
Alexis Y.	United States	Read
White Wolf	Australia	Read
Tanis Troutman	Canada	Read
Jesse Daniels	United States	Read
Robert Lindley	United States	Read
Kim Rodrigues	United States	Read
Mark Koplin	United States	Read
Timothy Mcguire	United States	Read
Hiya Sharma	India	Read
Bill Baker	United States	Read
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Sara Etgen-Baker	United States	Read
Max Burchett	United States	Read
Silent One	United Kingdom	Read
Line Gauthier	Canada	Read
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