JUNE 28. 2026
fOR THE CONTEST, "PHOENIX SIXAIN"
BY SUSETTE RICHARDS
July 7, 2025
For the contest"Pick a Title, Vol.53, Confronting Shadows," by Edward Ibeh
Look closely at shadows following you shading footfalls with a soft Lapis blue Bits of yesterday mixed with tomorrow Shadows reflecting days we could borrow They belie the memories that we find in their whispers of all those left behind moments becoming shadows of our days twisting, turning as our hair fills with greys Shadows of moments that we now regret. Promises that became waves at sunset. Shadows of life we would gladly repeat. A perfect world where we could again meet. Alas, like shadows, wishes never last As we hold them, they fade into the past. Shadows mirror time, bending now with age In life, shadows fall on every page. Alas, like shadows, wishes never last As we hold them, they fade into the past. Shadows mirror time, bending now with age In life, shadows fall on every page. Confronting shadows, I study each one.” *** “Though mystical, wishes do not last long but barely moments, they fade and are gone Only the rare survive time and its age Shadows that fall are found on life's broad stage Confronting them, is best left to the sage."
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