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Shadows

I’m leaning out my window gazing at a silhouette against the full yellow moon. “Come to Never-never Land,” calls a voice from my childhood. I reach out to touch the dream - but am left holding shadows. Written by Andrea Dietrich on Nov, 9, 2014/ Theme: Silhouette of Night for the SILHOUETTE OF A HEPTAGONET Contest of nette onclaud

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Richard Poor

Date: 12/17/2014 11:49:00 AM

I like this...tho I felt you could've really made it longer and brought out more of this feelin...

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 12/17/2014 3:19:00 PM

couldn't do that, Richard. It was a contest and I was restricted by verses and number of syllables as well.

Ovidiu Bocsa

Date: 12/10/2014 11:43:00 AM

Well,not only the eternal young Peter Pan` Silhouette comes in your poetry (who actually is a luminous one in the night, but also the verses`desire to touch immortality.As I observed along years your art has its own very personal Silhouette -and all my words are of high esteem and admiration-,and if I am allowed to observe it is a little sad our touched by melancholy and nostalgia .All noble souls are.

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 11/21/2014 10:37:00 PM

Coming back to read the winners list tonite. Yours brings back memories...Peter Pan is one of my favorite childhood stories. I wanted to be Wendy! Congrats, Andrea!

John Lawless

Date: 11/16/2014 4:48:00 PM

..."straight ahead 'til morning - first star on the right". Andrea, I often sing the song from Peter Pan - "I won't grow up"...Very amusing and interesting take on the theme.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 11/16/2014 2:10:00 PM

Ahh!! Great quality poetry..Enjoyed the mood of the poem..Sara

Brenda Meier-Hans

Date: 11/16/2014 2:00:00 PM

Dropping back with my congratulations Andrea.

Paul Callus

Date: 11/16/2014 10:53:00 AM

Those dreams live on in our memory, but they will never come back again! They are but shadows from the past. // This is one of the top best that I have read; congratulations!! my silhouette was left wandering in the wilderness!:) // paul

Frederic Parker

Date: 11/16/2014 10:23:00 AM

congratulations my poetic friend..you gave us a moment of joy and fantasy

Sandra Haight

Date: 11/16/2014 9:44:00 AM

Your poem creates a wonderful image, Andrea, and I really enjoyed it. Congratulations on your win. Sandra

Monterey Sirak

Date: 11/16/2014 6:25:00 AM

Fantastic! Such longing here for the dreams that got away.

Joseph May

Date: 11/15/2014 10:08:00 PM

Congrats on a fine win Andrea

Nette Onclaud

Date: 11/15/2014 5:03:00 PM

the Pan in you comes forth in a most enchanted way.. I like how the end transforms the scene, andie.. thank you for joining my contest and big congrats!.. hugggs

Carrie Richards

Date: 11/15/2014 9:58:00 AM

I'm left with a melancholy feeling. Lovely, but sad. Well done !

Kayod5 Kayode

Date: 11/15/2014 7:32:00 AM

Congrats Andrea on the win...huggs

Jan Allison

Date: 11/15/2014 7:15:00 AM

many congrats Andrea:-) hugs Jan xx

Sandip Goswami

Date: 11/14/2014 2:08:00 PM

Super thoughts...Great images...No doubt, you are number one like the full yellow moon...Rests are shadows...Best to you...

Timothy Hicks

Date: 11/12/2014 11:34:00 PM

Peter Pan was one of those Disney flicks that somehow slipped my childhood - never watched the movie! I know the scene you're referring too, however, and it's an apt representation of nostalgia and longing. You've made use of the brevity. I'm assuming a heptagonet is a poem of seven lines, each with seven syllables? I've never heard of the form, but I just started counting... lol.

Kelly Deschler

Date: 11/12/2014 1:00:00 AM

It is so sad to realize that we've grown farther away from our childhood dreams... I truly enjoyed this beautiful write, Andrea. I loved the references to the Peter Pan story. Wonderful! Good luck in Nette's contest!

Robert Johnson

Date: 11/11/2014 5:16:00 PM

Perspective casts thoughts far and wide. But we're the one's who must decide. What dreams are worth in today's world. And what dreams aren't worth being squirreled. We reach out for a past that's passed. I guess it's just our memories that last. Peace. :)

Matthew Anish

Date: 11/11/2014 4:42:00 PM

Life is but a dream. Is Never - never land from Peter Pan. Good luck in the contest! Peace & Love Matthew Anish

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 11/11/2014 6:44:00 PM

you got it, of course it is from Peter Pan. Remember how his shadow was lost and he was looking for it when he met Wendy?

Nette Onclaud

Date: 11/11/2014 8:53:00 AM

andie, any title will do...thanks for this one!...huggs

Liam Mcdaid

Date: 11/11/2014 8:11:00 AM

beautifully crafted piece andrea as always dear friend excellent pen

Wilma Neels

Date: 11/11/2014 7:08:00 AM

Andrea, this is a beauty with a sad ending. Hope you are doing good :) xx

Dan Helppi

Date: 11/10/2014 10:04:00 PM

Nice! The last line...didn't Pan have something about shadows...I don't remember.

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 11/10/2014 8:34:00 PM

Wonderful..so unique...you never disappoint. And thanks for the heads up on my poem I had already deleted it from the contest. I swear , I never saw holidays. BG