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Sweet Are Soft Shadows

Sweet are soft shadows, preservers of life... Removed at midday, summer's sun blazes down ~ Bakes the hard ground ~ Bludgeons tender sprouts ~ Burns our bare skin ~ Blisters parched lips ~ Blinds the innocent's gaze ~ Betrays life's precarious balance Returned toward eventide, the essence of soft shadows ~ Renews the ground ~ Raises up the sprout ~ Relaxes the skin ~ Refreshes the lips ~ Revises the gaze ~ Restores life's balance... Sweet are soft shadows, preservers of life.

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Michelle Faulkner

Date: 5/8/2018 9:32:00 AM

I remember when I lived in Phoenix during my "Seven Years" the sun was merciless but in the evening the shadows offered comfort - this is very profound and balanced, love it-

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/8/2018 2:29:00 PM

Phoenix, Whoa. That's 'bringing the heat!'... Thank you, Michelle, for your kind words and generous praise. Best always, gw

Line Gauthier

Date: 5/7/2018 9:35:00 PM

Lovely poem and what a visually striking poem. Well done, Gershon.