Life's Shadows

The castle stood within the walls to guard the river Dee, a garrison for many years and steeped in history. Across the street by its arched gate a courtyard housed some folk, the families of soldiers there would laugh and smile and joke. With cobbled square and gaslights many memories lingered on of times gone by in distant past when life was not such fun. Alone at night when in this place, and sometimes even day, you’d see strange shadows pass you by as they went on their way. A graveyard stood outside the gate where you would hear the cries of souls that were still roaming in the place their body lies. I saw them clearly through the years, I shared my home with them and in that yard I came to know some truths hidden from men. The spirit is a living thing and dies not when we lose the flesh we carry through our life that’s given us to use. But mankind’s mind is fragile and easily may be swayed, unless he takes control of it he’s easily dismayed. Confusion is the enemy that ties him to the earth and stops his spirit rising back to where it had its birth. A lifetime can be wasted or even worse than that, you may return less able than when you were begat. So now you’ve got a chance at life don’t let it slip away for you can wait for centuries to see another day. The message is quite simple there is something we must learn, don’t let life take you prisoner now it’s time to have your turn! Ivor G Davies