Shadows Echo

Shadows Echo

A lonely sound it makes, 
the muffled echoes of a shadow
lingering in moonlight,
weeping in silence,
for things that might have been.
Yet the echoes grow louder as the shadows deepen
and caress the empty places where your heart 
used to live in my soul,
for the bitter taste of a last kiss 
still lingers on broken promises
My love withers and dies in the shadow of your love
as a blossom, forgotten and alone, fades in fall
shivering from the touch of frost 
in eyes that once caressed 
with the warmth of the sun
and as the shadows or'take the night
the echo reverberates through 
the shadowy recesses of my mind
almost deafening in the silence
as once again, my eyes release the
pain,  that drips into the never ending pool of sorrow
that forever echoes the sadness of the waiting shadows.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Goff Avatar
April 24, 2009 at 5:57 PM
Trudy, I love the edge of darkness, emotional feel of this great poem, "shadows or'take the night" love it!!!!!! oh, your comments are makin' me smile! you're funny!! Jim
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March 10, 2009 at 9:43 AM
The moon is full right now, and just last night I saw the "shadows" you describe so well in this beatiful poem. Another great poem, Trudy! Love, Carolyn
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February 19, 2009 at 4:22 PM
This is absolutely beautifully, Trudy. "Yet the echoes.....in my soul" is a brilliant line but all is great. The emotions are deep and very moving. Great job! Love, Robin
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