The Shadow Realm

The Shadow Realm

Life has been light passes slowly within time
Dreams of racing shadows within faint light
Some sound off in sweetest songs so sublime
Others terrorize jubilantly in the late night

Sweet shadows speak of softest love and joy
Replaying moments that family held so dear
These are fun like a child's favorite toy
Never the dark ones that bring deepest fear

Night midway often sends its darkest beasts
Leaping, screaming and crying shadows abound
The scratchers look for human flesh for feasts
The criers and moaners play for horrific sound

Crawlers move about scarring the bedroom wall
While gnashers wail, chatter their teeth loud
Bed shakers push it up until its ready to fall
The hideous ones show ugliest faces so proud

Surviving is calling light of day shadows in
Each one forces a dark shadow to quickly flee
Those that ease life and are always a friend
Bring love, relief and joy that so frees me

 07-04-2015
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Wigley Avatar
July 5, 2015 at 1:19 AM
An absolute belter of a verse, Robert, I am truly gobsmacked. Love the personification in it, and the last stanza corks it off beautifully. Great stuff. Regards, Viv
Hunjeri Avatar
July 4, 2015 at 5:42 PM
Different shadows with different meanings. Your poem would be a good entry for Edwin's shadow contest. Good day Robert
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