Shadow Casters
Shadow Casters
The blaring light casts a superfluous shadow
upon the timepiece, in a garden full of weeds.
As empires have fallen; iron and clay, once gold,
the gnomon stands strong, versus snake, won't concede.
Venom-fed nutrition, people beg, cheat and steal;
sacrificial skins as misnomers for the lamb.
The blaring light casts an intention to conceal,
false shadows point fingers, as deception is planned.
Pretentious accusations, a slant used to blur,
guarded homes, shoot to kill; open borders, humane?
The spot lights, the actors, politicians concur;
'your eyes will be opened', with the promise, they ate.
The blaring light casts upon the dead leaves and vines;
the gnomon pleads WARNING: of a source not the sun.
This gardens devastation, as Rock shatters time;
A new garden waits, with humility, and love.
© 2019 Jeffrey Spencer
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