Lycia Harding Poet Monorhyme

Shadow To Shadow Revised

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Shadow to shadow, shade to shade
In youth the Eden where I played
was left bereft, destroyed, decayed,
by trusts malignant masquerade

Shadow to shadow, shade to shade
Sweet grass dies in my fallow glade
as opportunist needs invade
and bleed the life from every blade

Shadow to shadow, shade to shade
First, victims surging song is brayed,
then dirges of the helpless fade
and urges pant their serenade

Shadow to shadow, shade to shade
Agendas I've arranged cascade
to keep my motives undisplayed
and cover cracks in my charade

Shadow to shadow, shade to shade
I've planted with my soiled spade
slick seeds of doubt in hopes that they'd
conceal the putrid plots I've laid

Shadow to shadow, shade to shade
My blighted past will be replayed
and every bloom on whom I've preyed
must lie now in the beds I've made
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Skat A July 24, 2015 at 3:20 PM LYCIA, Congrats in Casarah's getting low contest. Love **SKAT** Lycia Harding July 24, 2015 at 5:12 PM Thank you, SKAT! xoxo

Viv Wigley July 24, 2015 at 1:14 AM Love this, Lycia, an almost magical chant to it, and I really like the last verse. A #7 and a fave. Viv x Lycia Harding July 24, 2015 at 1:22 AM Thank you, Viv! I see you've been a busy little poe lately, too. Congrats on your recent wins! xoxo

Dr. Upma A. Sharma July 24, 2015 at 12:49 AM Congrats on ur awesome winning poem Lycia! Lycia Harding July 24, 2015 at 1:20 AM Thank you, Doc! xoxo

Casarah Nance July 23, 2015 at 6:27 PM Well done, I loved that line-shadow to shadow, shade to shade-many grats on your win, hope to read more of you soon! Lycia Harding July 23, 2015 at 6:32 PM Yes, yes! I was trying to give it a spooky, kind of underhanded feel. Thank you, Casarah! xoxo

Jan Allison July 23, 2015 at 3:08 PM love the repeated phrases and alliteration Lycia congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx Lycia Harding July 23, 2015 at 4:24 PM Thank you, Jan! xoxo