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Watching Shadows Shine Listening to the shadows slipping softly in my room. I can hear their laughter as they drive away the gloom. Shadows love the nighttime and they are friends of mine. I sit in the darkness and I watch the shadows shine. They sneak beneath the door where they're dancing in the halls. They gather at my feet and then climb my bedroom walls. They frolic just like children do when crawling on their knees. Or playing in a forest out somewhere climbing trees. Shadows sometimes comfort me and say I'll be just fine. That's why I love the nighttime and watching shadows shine. Edwin C Hofert

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Date: 4/26/2015 6:01:00 PM
Very nice! It has a lilting cadence to it. Possibly small typo in second stanza...friend--friends? Enjoyed! BG
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Date: 4/26/2015 5:16:00 PM
Amazing imagery - listening to the shadows laughing - what an image this conjures up in my mind - makes me think of sitting in front of a log fire:-) Hugs Jan xx 7 xx
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Date: 4/26/2015 5:12:00 PM
nice one, edwin! i enjoyed...
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