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A New Etheree Poem Any Theme Poetry Contest- Sponsored By Tania Kitchin.

Written on 20th February 2025.

Shadows

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Sun
Wakes up,
Golden streaks 
Pierce the landscape. 
Casting long shadows, 
Fading as the sun soars
And are gone at the zenith
The days end and its now sunset, 
Then the twilight casts shadows again 
And the night closes in on us once more.

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 3/4/2025 7:03:00 AM

Dropping by to say congratulations on your winning work. So nice to see it in the winners' list. Way to go. Sara K

Tom Cunningham
Date: 3/4/2025 10:44:00 AM

Thank you very much for your return visit and congrats Sara. Much appreciated hope your week is going well. Tom

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 3/3/2025 11:53:00 AM

Congrats dear friend on your win in the contest, a really beautifully created and crafted Etheree. Hope you and your lovely family are all well. Blessings, Jennifer.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 3/3/2025 1:20:00 PM

Thank you very much Jennifer, im happy you enjoyed it, all good here and I hope you are too. Tom

Tania Kitchin

Date: 3/2/2025 5:33:00 AM

Tom, love the imagery in your poem and the progression from morning to night. Congratulations on your first place win.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 3/2/2025 5:42:00 AM

Thank you very much Tania I'm happy that you enjoyed it. Thanks too for giving up your time to host the contest. Enjoy your weekend. Tom

Oliver Mckeithan

Date: 3/2/2025 5:30:00 AM

Excellent Etheree to a wonderful picture Tom. Congrats on your finish in the contest

Tom Cunningham
Date: 3/2/2025 5:40:00 AM

Thank you very much for your congrats Oliver, much appreciated. Tom

Michael Tor

Date: 2/26/2025 9:33:00 AM

Tom the beauty and imagery you have conveyed with these special words you have used is marvelous. Such a perfect theme in expressing The days cycle and the beauty it shares to all grasping its profound imagery. This one is another favorite. Two in a row from you today my friend. Your creativity is blossoming so much must be being happy to be back home from your trips abroad with your lovely wife. Keep up the excellent work looking forward to your next creation. Thank you for sharing my friend.

Maria Williams

Date: 2/26/2025 4:20:00 AM

Dear Tom, your poem beautifully captures the cycle of the day in such a serene and reflective way.I love the way you paint the passage of time, from the golden streaks of sunrise to the calmness of twilight. It’s like you’ve captured the quiet rhythm of life itself—how everything comes full circle, fading into the night and starting again with the dawn. It’s simple, yet profound, and has such a peaceful flow to it. Always impressed by how you find beauty in the everyday, my friend!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/26/2025 4:37:00 AM

Thank you very much Maria, I'm happy you enjoyed it. Love the amazing spectacle of sunrise and sunset and the beautiful colours it creates, no two days are the same. I know beauty is all around us and with more time on my hands I can appreciate it more. Hope you're keeping well. Tom

Jerry Brotherton

Date: 2/25/2025 1:22:00 PM

A brilliant etheree, Tom.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/25/2025 9:25:00 PM

Thank you very much Jerry, I'm pleased that you enjoyed it. Tom

Terry Flood

Date: 2/25/2025 10:56:00 AM

I always find it weird how we Soupers sometimes seem to share similar thought waves. You’ve just written the passage of a day, while my most recent effort is the passage of a night. Enjoyed your etheree and wish you well in the contest. Cheers, Tom. Terry

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/25/2025 9:28:00 PM

Thank you very much Terry, we all get inspired on everyday things, shame my muse doesn't pass it on to me lol. The sky always fascinates me, day or night. Hope you're keeping well. Tom

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 2/25/2025 8:57:00 AM

Dear Tom, I loved how your portrayal of the sun’s journey throughout the day is beautifully succinct, capturing the ebb and flow of light so perfectly. I can almost feel the warmth of those golden streaks and the quiet shift as daylight fades into night. It’s a lovely reflection on the passage of time. Winter Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/25/2025 10:04:00 AM

Thank you very much Daniel, I'm happy you enjoyed it. The wonders of creation never fail to amaze me, be it sunrise or sunset. Hope your week is going well. Tom

Duke Beaufort

Date: 2/25/2025 4:22:00 AM

Hi Tom, it’s a world with beauty and splendor! Glad you can get up early and share these observations in sweet poetry. It’s as if the features themselves wake with the light. Glad you are well and have your eyes well tuned! Smiles!!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/25/2025 4:25:00 AM

Thank you very much Duke, I never get tired of seeing natures wonders. All good with me and I hope you are too. Tom

Sara Kendrick

Date: 2/24/2025 1:46:00 PM

I like this one. It seems like seeing the last star of the morning or the first star of the night. I really like the accompanying picture. Reads like a good contender to me for the contest. Way to go. Sara K

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/24/2025 1:59:00 PM

Thank you very much Sara, I never get tired of looking at sunrises and sunsets. Tom

Janice Canerdy

Date: 2/23/2025 5:34:00 AM

Lovely description of the perceived "movements" of the sun, Tom. Janice

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/23/2025 6:33:00 AM

Thank you very much Janice, I'm happy you enjoyed it. Tom

Karen Jones

Date: 2/23/2025 5:10:00 AM

Beautiful how you put this together Tom! It’s very inspiring!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/23/2025 5:14:00 AM

Thank you very much Karen, I'm happy you enjoyed it. Nature always fascinates me. Tom

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 2/23/2025 5:03:00 AM

Very pretty, Tom! The imagery of day after day, night after night. A fave!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/23/2025 5:11:00 AM

Thank you very much Kim, I'm glad that you enjoyed it. Hope you're having a lovely weekend. Thanks too for faving it. Tom

Valsa George

Date: 2/22/2025 7:30:00 PM

We see shadows early in the morning and when the sun is about to set. A Beautiful Etheree with great imagery and nature details. Wish you all the Best.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/22/2025 10:30:00 PM

Thank you very much Valsa, I'm happy you enjoyed it. Natures wonders always fascinate me. Tom

David Kavanagh

Date: 2/22/2025 5:31:00 AM

Wonderful imagery and Etheree Tom, you held the shape very well, just like the first step pyramid, the use of zenith, twilight, and shadows works beautifully, I can only see a winner here, cheers David

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/22/2025 5:36:00 AM

Thank you very much David, nature always fascinates me, I never get tired of looking up. I'm happy that you enjoyed it. Tom

Terrell Martin

Date: 2/21/2025 7:26:00 PM

Wow! I'm new to the "Etheree" form but it looks like you're the "Master Yoda" of this type of poetry, Tom! Love the imagery and the way the whole poem is symmetrically well balanced and interconnected. Great looking pyramid shape as well. (I spent 11 years in Egypt near the pyramids, so I know what they look like!) Kudos My Friend

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/21/2025 10:13:00 PM

Thank you very much Terrell, I'm happy you enjoyed it, I love the etheree form and always challenge myself to make it look like a pyramid, it takes time swapping words to try and get it into a near pyramid shape as possible. Enjoy your weekend. Tom

Jerry Brotherton

Date: 2/21/2025 1:54:00 PM

A beautiful etheree, Tom. a sure-fire winner. Have a great weekend.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/21/2025 2:27:00 PM

Thank you very much Jerry, and I wish you the same, I'm happy you enjoyed it. I hope you are keeping well. Tom

Ink Empress

Date: 2/21/2025 10:33:00 AM

How beautiful is your etheree dear Tom, I absolutely love the flow and also the way youv painted imagery in such a soft and delicate manner, showing us through your word weaving the rising and setting of the sun. I love sunsets the most and i love this form and you did an amazing job! Especially love the ending the most! So seamless! Definitely a top winner! Best wishes always and hope travels go well for you too. Sending you light always.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/21/2025 12:59:00 PM

Thank you very much IE, got back this afternoon, weather could have been better, typical British weather lol. I do love both sunsets and sunrises especially over the sea. I'm happy you enjoyed it. Have a great weekend. Tom

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 2/21/2025 9:21:00 AM

Splendid Etheree. Fantastic imagery. Best for a win.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/21/2025 9:40:00 AM

Thank you very much Victor, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Tom

Panagiota Romios

Date: 2/21/2025 9:04:00 AM

Het Tom, artusti and craetive, Int it odd! Nanny people just don’t appreciate the beauty of the rising of the sun and the setting of the sun and all the joys and gifts are even pain. We feel in one day.. Love, pangis xx

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/21/2025 9:45:00 AM

Thank you very much Pangie, I've always been an early riser and love to see the early morning sun, likewise with sunsets. Hard to believe people don't appreciate the wonders of creation. Tom

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 2/20/2025 1:27:00 PM

A lovely Etheree poem Tom, there’s something special and wonderful seeing both the rising and setting sun casting shadows o’er the earth… Beryl

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/20/2025 1:42:00 PM

Thank you very much Beryl, I'm happy you enjoyed it. Seen some amazing ones in Turkey, sunrises over the mountains and sunsets over the sea. Tom

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 2/20/2025 12:43:00 PM

I enjoyed reading your creative "Shadows" Etheree write with a pretty picture. Love Both.... "Good Luck" Have a fun day writing away.................

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/20/2025 1:41:00 PM

Thank you very much Paula, I never get tired of seeing those amazing sunsets and sunrises. Tom