Shadowland

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Not a whisper, nor a word, 
Just one day in the fall
A brief moment in time,
where that moment, interred,
is now kept, as my own
in a frame on the wall.

Stirring my soul,
in soft shades of charcoal,
that can't fade, or be dulled,
With devotion, ....it is mine, to recall

Black arches and veins,
mottled pallets of gray,
from the trees overhead
in soft fingerlings, ......exquisitely spread. 

To my depths,  I'm enthralled,
and without reason, it calls,  
all the breath from my lungs,.... uncontrolled

Now a season is mine,
whenever I pine,
to travel from spring, ....into fall


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From a Contest: "Black and White Film Photography"
3/5/15

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015



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Date: 3/25/2018 11:28:00 PM
Congratulations on your win. Enjoyed reading.
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Date: 3/25/2018 4:33:00 PM
Congrats Carrie :)
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Date: 3/25/2018 7:14:00 AM
Lovely rhythm, Carrie. A delightful read. Congrats on your win.
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Date: 4/5/2015 12:52:00 AM
That is the wonderful thing about photography. It can capture moments that we might forget about otherwise, and lets us revisit them... You've done a marvelous job with this theme. Congrats on a great win, Carrie!
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Date: 4/3/2015 5:19:00 PM
This is awesome work!! No wonder it is in the winners’ list..Sara
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Date: 4/2/2015 4:16:00 AM
Amazingly wonderful Carrie! Congrats on big win!
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Date: 4/1/2015 9:09:00 PM
Carrie, congratulations on your wonderful win in the contest with this beautifully written poem, 7
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Date: 3/31/2015 11:14:00 AM
Such delicate strokes Carrie. Congratulations on your win! Kim :)
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Date: 3/30/2015 11:24:00 PM
Congrats Carrie.
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Date: 3/30/2015 6:25:00 PM
Hi Carrie, stopping back to congratulate you on your podium win for your awesome poem! I enjoyed reading it when it was POTD, and enjoyed reading it once again. Beautifully done. Hugs, Sandra
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Date: 3/30/2015 5:38:00 PM
Beautiful Carrie. Kudos on your wonderful win!
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Date: 3/30/2015 3:09:00 PM
Attractive natural beauty in B&W. Beautifully expressed, Carrie. I see that it was also POTD...well done! Also, congrats on your podium finish; it's an honour to be standing next to you!:) // paul
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Date: 3/30/2015 2:29:00 PM
Dropping back with my congrats Carrie:-) Hugs Jan xx
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Date: 3/8/2015 11:16:00 AM
Congratulations on having this wonerful poem showcased as POTD Carrie! Reading this I feel as if I have entered the inner sanctum of your mind, where joy is exalted from the senses of that special season. Wow, what a stunner this poem is! I love it!
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Date: 3/7/2015 11:37:00 PM
Absolutely fantastic, Carrie. You write with such lovely cadence to the words....I feel it as I read. Congrats on POTD. You've captured the essence of the contest so well with this piece.
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Date: 3/7/2015 9:28:00 PM
Carrie, congratulations on your awesome poem being chosen Poem of the Day. Very beautiful and filled with emotion. Hugs, Sandra
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Date: 3/7/2015 1:15:00 PM
Drawings are so inspiring to the spirit. This one you've written, has gave it life.
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 3/7/2015 4:31:00 PM
Sorry, Eve....my comment was for Jan.
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 3/7/2015 1:54:00 PM
Hey, I congratulated Carrie first...she probably didn't notice because I wrote so much...LOL. :))
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Eve Roper
Date: 3/7/2015 1:21:00 PM
Oh!! Congratulations on Poem of the Day. I got caught in time with your poem.
Date: 3/7/2015 11:20:00 AM
Exceptional write Carrie - good luck in the contest:-) congrats on poem of the day:-) hugs Jan xxx
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Carrie Richards
Date: 3/7/2015 12:44:00 PM
Thanks Jan !! I didn't know it was featured today, until you posted this comment !! So appreciated !!
Date: 3/7/2015 9:22:00 AM
Outstanding Carrie -- my favorite line is ". . . lungs, .... uncontrolled" Awesome description and image. Your poem has much depth and filled with inviting shadows of emotions . . . slow down, look at me and then grab your travelling stick and follow me into the seasons of life. Congrats on POTD
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Date: 3/7/2015 7:28:00 AM
Words to soothe my soul...I'm sure this picture you describe is beautiful, but you could make a pile of garbage sound beautiful, Carrie. You have such a way with words. Congrats on being chosen TPOD! Hugs, Rhonda
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Carrie Richards
Date: 3/7/2015 2:50:00 PM
Thank you so much, Rhonda, and you were right.....I didn't see this earlier comment, and it made me laugh !! There should be a contest all about garbage, and it would be funny to see how beautiful poets could make it sound >>>>LOL !!! There's a new idea for a sponsor in the making !! ha ha
Date: 3/6/2015 7:27:00 PM
I never knew you could make black and white seem so beautiful..I love your nature poem and fall iis my favourite time of the year.Lovely sweet lady.
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Date: 3/6/2015 6:54:00 AM
Personally I like color but I make sketch in BW.What I feel is that we live in the interface of color and BW which we cannot define and thus fuzzy and a shadowland. Love Carrie.
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Date: 3/6/2015 3:04:00 AM
Excellent and breath taking description of the beauty of Nature, where I found myself lost in the charms of your seasoned writing dear friend. I give this Poem 10 out of 7 and it also goes as my favorite Poem. Thank you once again for your precious words on my Blog on President Obama of 5th March 2015. Love and best wishes always..Ravindra K Kapoor
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