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My 2nd book "Wistful Thoughts" is now available through Amazon or from over 36,000 bookshops world wide

I was lucky enough from 2 years old to mainly live first in Las Palmos then at 8 we moved to Tanganika whIch was a wonderful place to live and I saw many things and had great experiences My poem Walk with me tells of some of them and left me with a great love of nature

I have now written 4 books with a 5th on its way then I think I may call it a day as I am not in the best of health life can be a stuggle And my 75 th birhday is in March

Wistful Thoughts

2 Jun 2015

by Shadow Hamilton

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Great News

Blog Posted:10/27/2016 6:46:00 AM

I have been very lucky in being chosen to be one of the twenty UK women writers to have ten poems published in Women Writers of the Year 2016. I feel so honoured to be selected with so many great lady writers living in the UK. This will be published by United Press towards the end of the year. hugs

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Deborah
Burch

Date: 12/5/2016 4:12:00 PM

Congrats on your honours!! Well done! Big Hugggs. Cap'n Deb

Christy
Stover

Date: 11/10/2016 1:47:00 PM

Congratulations! It's always wonderful to see women writers being recognized and appreciated as they should be.

Elaine
George

Date: 10/31/2016 1:46:00 AM

Many congratulations, dear Shadow.

Robert
Stoner Jr

Date: 10/30/2016 3:46:00 PM

Congratulations, what a tremendous recognition well deserved!

Joanna
Daniel

Date: 10/30/2016 8:50:00 AM

Wow! That's amazing, Shadow:) Congratulations:)

Suzanne
Delaney

Date: 10/29/2016 6:57:00 PM

Congratulations Shadow: So happy to hear of your selection. A nice feather in your cap. Hugs, SuZ

Kim
Merryman

Date: 10/29/2016 12:53:00 AM

Congratulations, Shadow! How wonderful for you!

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 10/29/2016 12:27:00 PM

ty Kim nice to see you hugs

Nette
Onclaud

Date: 10/28/2016 1:52:00 PM

what a thrill, shadow.. congrats on your new venture as a writer!..huggs

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 10/29/2016 12:27:00 PM

still poetry Nette hugs

Carrie
Richards

Date: 10/28/2016 12:55:00 PM

Congratulations to you, Shadow !! I am truly happy for your success !!

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 10/29/2016 12:26:00 PM

ty so much Carrie hugs

James Marshall
Goff

Date: 10/28/2016 10:31:00 AM

nice work, Shadow, a larger audience is very well deserved! jim

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 10/29/2016 12:26:00 PM

ty James yes always lol hugs

Ironic
Zink

Date: 10/28/2016 12:42:00 AM

Congrats!!

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 10/29/2016 12:25:00 PM

ty hugs

Eve
Roper

Date: 10/27/2016 10:54:00 PM

Awesome Shadow, you are such a good writer !!!! Blessing Lady

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 10/29/2016 12:25:00 PM

aww ty Eve hugs

Constance
La France

Date: 10/27/2016 9:19:00 PM

Congratulations Shadow that's wonderful

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 10/29/2016 12:22:00 PM

ty Connie hugs

Eileen
Manassian

Date: 10/27/2016 9:11:00 PM

Congrats, Shadow. What a fantastic honor this is. I'm happy for you!

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 10/29/2016 12:21:00 PM

ty Eileen it sure is hugs

Skat
A

Date: 10/27/2016 5:24:00 PM

Extremely Happy for you. Shadow H. As soon as I read your blog I logged on. You deserve our cheers. A huge hug and Smile. Skattin Away.... ;)

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 10/29/2016 12:20:00 PM

lovely to hear from you Skat ty hugs

Jan
Allison

Date: 10/27/2016 3:08:00 PM

Wohhooo what fabulous news... you did it Shadow! Many congrats you have i spired me... I must start sending submissions to them again it's a long time since they published one of mine:-):-):-) hugs Jan xx

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 10/29/2016 12:19:00 PM

ty Jan you should you are a great poet hugs

Becca
Teagan

Date: 10/27/2016 1:15:00 PM

Shadow, that is awesome!!! I'm so happy for you, what a great honor, and I'm sure it's a bit more than luck ;) Congratulations!

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 10/29/2016 12:19:00 PM

ty Rebecca nice to hear from you hugs

Sandra
Haight

Date: 10/27/2016 12:55:00 PM

Wonderful news, Shadow! Big congratulations on such a rewarding honor! Hugs, Sandra

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 10/29/2016 12:18:00 PM

ty Sandra hugs

Stephen
Pennell

Date: 10/27/2016 10:33:00 AM

Congrats on your news and good luck stephen

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 10/27/2016 11:44:00 AM

ty Stephen appreciated

Casarah
Nance

Date: 10/27/2016 10:11:00 AM

Yahoo! Congrats!! You deserve it :) :)

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 10/27/2016 11:42:00 AM

ty so much Casarah hugs

Carol
Eastman

Date: 10/27/2016 9:39:00 AM

Congratulations. Your work being recognized... must be the GREATEST THING EVER to happen! Definitely one of the coolest things I can think of!!!!

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 10/27/2016 11:41:00 AM

me too ty Carol hugs

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 10/27/2016 9:12:00 AM

Wow, what an honor, Shadow. BIG congratulations to you!

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 10/27/2016 9:29:00 AM

ty Andrea I am delighted

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Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
4/23/2025	A Charmed Life part 2	Bio	fun,youth,
4/22/2025	I am	Imagism	fun,life,me,
4/22/2025	A Charmed Life	Bio	adventure,africa,
3/25/2025	Old Hermit	Epic	freedom,mountains,spring,
3/15/2025	Hush	Free verse	spring,
3/14/2025	End	I do not know?	dark,day,night,
3/13/2025	whispers	Haiku	fate,
3/12/2025	birth	Haiku	birth,
3/8/2025	The water	Haiku	flower,sunshine,water,
3/7/2025	Do You Ever Stop and Look Around?	Free verse	animal,beauty,earth,life,
3/1/2025	Bees and Flowers	Haiku	flower,nature,sweet,
3/1/2025	A Buzz	Imagism	animal,birth,jesus,leader
2/28/2025	She	Personification	bird,fate,flying,sky,
2/26/2025	A Day Dream	Verse	day,deep,
2/26/2025	Cheetah	Haiku	cat,fate,
2/25/2025	The warmth of Spring	Free verse	beauty,color,spring,
2/8/2025	You know	Limerick	humorous,love,
2/8/2025	Spring	Haiku	flower,garden,spring,
2/6/2025	Cold	Haiku	longing,snow,
1/27/2025	The Ancient Druid 4	Narrative	absence,devotion,wisdom,
12/1/2024	Wistful Thoughts	Rhyme	dream,fantasy,
9/13/2024	Fish	Haiku	fish,river,silver,
9/6/2024	Money	Haiku	money,
8/23/2024	Softly	Haiku	bird,rain,sun,
7/26/2024	Beauty	Haiku	beauty,bird,flower,
7/22/2024	Act before its too late	Free verse	angst,death of a friend,e
6/25/2024	Dreaming	Free verse	dream,nature,sleep,
6/24/2024	Music	Haiku	life,music,nature,
5/27/2024	Love	Verse	love,
5/26/2024	Flowers and birds	Haiku	bird,flower,
5/19/2024	Hidden from sight	Free verse	absence,love,
5/15/2024	Woods	Rhyme	beauty,environment,summer
5/13/2024	wandering about	Rhyme	light,wind,
5/1/2024	The Odd Couple	Couplet	appreciation,flower,true
4/29/2024	The Outward Journey	Narrative	africa,journey,sea,
4/28/2024	Our Planet	Free verse	blessing,dark,light,
4/26/2024	The Ancient Druid 3	Narrative	care,deep,
4/15/2024	dark of night	Free verse	adventure,animal,mystery,
4/7/2024	The Ancient Druid 2	Narrative	appreciation,life,wisdom,
4/5/2024	Spring comes alive	Free verse	flower,fun,spring,
3/25/2024	Colour blazes out	Free verse	appreciation,beauty,creat
3/24/2024	Beware	I do not know?	flower,garden,
3/18/2024	LOOK AROUND YOU	Haibun	animal,bird,insect,
3/13/2024	Happiness	Free verse	happiness,joy,peace,
3/13/2024	The old apple tree	Free verse	green,tree,
3/12/2024	Pain	Free verse	angst,pain,
2/15/2024	Earth, Air, Water and Fire	Free verse	earth,giving,life,water,
2/13/2024	Sparkling Jewels	Free verse	nature,
2/7/2024	Ploughing	Free verse	farm,
2/7/2024	Weather	Haiku	weather,
2/3/2024	We Wait	Ode	birth,color,feelings,flow
2/3/2024	Alternative	Free verse	bird,music,
1/28/2024	Deer	Haiku	dog,race,
1/26/2024	The Ancient Druid	Narrative	blessing,dark,friend,moun
1/24/2024	Roll on spring	Haiku	animal,tree,
1/22/2024	In The Dawning	Free verse	dark,light,
1/20/2024	True Freedom part 3	Imagism	adventure,africa,animal,
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1/13/2024	Imagination	Imagism	animal,imagination,magic,
1/6/2024	The Hermit	Narrative	bird,dance,freedom,
1/5/2024	Birds	Haiku	bird,tree,
1/4/2024	weather	Haiku	snow,
12/31/2023	New Year	Free verse	animal,kiss,music,sky,
12/30/2023	Time to Dream At last	Rhyme	appreciation,dream,
12/29/2023	It Beckons	Rhyme	senses,
12/27/2023	Going Back	Free verse	evil,fear,night,
12/26/2023	The Haze	Free verse	bird,day,life,sun,sunshin
12/23/2023	Christmas	Free verse	christmas,
12/19/2023	Aroma	Haibun	animal,farm,senses,
12/18/2023	Waterfall	Haiku	bird,fish,water,
12/16/2023	moon	Haiku	moon,mountains,snow,winte
12/16/2023	nature's cry	Narrative	beautiful,planet,pollutio
12/14/2023	Off Grid	Free verse	dog,freedom,inspirational
12/7/2023	Changing Seasons	Epic	autumn,god,jesus,spring,s
12/7/2023	Fruits	Abecedarian	fruit,
12/6/2023	Light	Free verse	dark,light,sun,
12/6/2023	Time	Free verse	irony,time,
12/4/2023	Dark Side of Night	Prose Poetry	dark,moon,night,
12/1/2023	Dodoma	Free verse	africa,happy,ocean,
11/22/2023	Peace Abides	Free verse	snow,winter,
10/27/2023	Unselfish	Free verse	life,
10/22/2023	Winter Is On His Way	Free verse	winter,
10/7/2023	Night Bewitches	Personification	dark,moon,night,
10/2/2023	Anything Good	Free verse	day,moon,nature,night,sun
9/30/2023	Revolution Or Peace	Free verse	anger,discrimination,peac
9/27/2023	Wisdom	Monorhyme	wisdom,
9/24/2023	Harvest	Free verse	autumn,fruit,
9/23/2023	Autumn Creeps Up	Free verse	seasons,snow,
9/22/2023	Dust Devil	Rhyme	wind,
9/21/2023	Late At Night	Free verse	emotions,fear,night,
9/17/2023	Minstral 2 Rip	Free verse	dog,friend,
6/26/2022	Summer At Last	Imagism	passion,summer,youth,
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PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Give Peace a Chance	Rhyme	peace,
- Deep Forest -	Light Verse	animal,nature,
Coming Out of the Shadows	Rhyme	introspection,
A Farmhouse Vale	Rispetto	family,home,house,life,
Ice King	Free verse	fantasy,
'sea Breeze'	Free verse	love,
Limes, Lemons, Cherries	Light Verse	dad,humorous,life,writing
The Swan	Free verse	beautiful,romantic,wife,
We Are Stuff As Dreams Are Made On	Sonnet	philosophy,universe,
Autumn	Rhyme	seasons,autumn,
Dueling Would Be Violins	Rhyme	kids,funny,humorous,silly
The Dingledot	Verse	fantasy,
Those Nights When	I do not know?	fantasy,passion,
Among the Stars	Pantoum	goodbye,grief,lonely,loss
Children of the Valleys	Free verse	africa,children,poverty,
The Scent of Your Feelings	Free verse	romantic,
Kitten In the Barn	Rhyme	cat,funny,humorous,
Picture Perfect	Ekphrasis	adventure,fantasy,longing
In So Many Ways	Sonnet	love,thank you,
The Angel 2	Rhyme	angel,love,
Beneath the Copper Trees	Terzanelle	fantasy,trust,
Soaked In Dew	Pantoum	night,peace,
Spilled Coffee	Couplet	life,
Wild Passion	Rispetto	heart,innocence,love,pass
The Flower -Part One-	Free verse	art,beauty,birth,care,flo
Wept Beneath a Tree	Villanelle	feelings,love,memory,pass
Rose Whisperer	Pantoum	garden,life,rose,
Leaves	Couplet	life,
Dear Juliet	Italian Sonnet	romance,
Cinder Girl	Rhyme
Among the Copper Trees	Terzanelle	beauty,nature,spiritual,
Doorways To Yesterday	Free verse	memory,
Wacko Jacko	Quatrain	silly,
Crossed Me At the Borderline, Just In Time	Rhyme	anti bullying,assonance,b
Dusk In the Mara	I do not know?	eve,
Newly Conceived Sunshine	Free verse	corruption,light,morning,
Kiss of the Eagle	Rhyme	adventure,space,travel,
I Got Your Message	Free verse	girlfriend-boyfriend,lost
A Painted Lady's Kisses	Rhyme	beautiful,butterfly,
Loneliness	Free verse	inspirational,introspecti
Kiss of Fate	Limerick	humor,humorous,silly,,fat
In Absence of the Soothing Light of Moon	Sonnet	lost love,
Girl Rising	Free verse	change,freedom,
Shadows of the Past	Light Verse	memory,
Emerald Ocean	Terzanelle	nature,ocean,
Dragons Zoo Field Trip	Light Verse	adventure,fantasy,fun,fun
My Whiskey Was Dumped Into the Well	Rhyme	drink,water,
Turn, Turn, Turn	Sonnet	seasons,
Turkey Chase	Couplet	giving,humor,
Great Spirit, Hear Me	Rhyme	earth,faith,nature,prayer
Your Judas Like Tan	Dramatic Monologue	betrayal,change,conflict,
Eglantine	Quatrain	love,nature,
Tangled Vines	Free verse	allegory,
Too Young To Get Old	Quatrain	humor,
Zoo's Who	Personification	animal,
Electric Shock Treatment	Quatrain	humor,
Initiative	Free verse	friendship,life,longing,l
The Old Lady In the Shoe	Rhyme	humor,
A Walk In Winter	Rhyme	nature,romantic,snow,wint
Red Hot Loving	Free verse	humor,
Just For You	Rhyme	color,life,nature,
Male Red Cardinal	Haiku	nature,
Fairy Tale Lovers	Rhyme	love,
The River of Tears	Free verse	emotions,goodbye,
The Elves Snow Party	Iambic Pentameter	adventure,celebration,chr
Around the Corner	Rhyme	fairy,magic,
To Be, Or Not To Be	Sonnet	nature,
Trees	Rhyme	tree,
My Heart Skips a Beat My Love	Free verse	allegory,beauty,celebrati
A Coffin For Two	Quatrain	humor,
Thirsty Love	Narrative	love,lust,
Betrayed	Rhyme	jealousy,recovery from,
The Nature's Wonderful	Light Verse	nature,daffodils,
Santa's Favorite - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	Italian Sonnet	allegory,appreciation,cel
Sunset	Pantoum	celebration,
Lost My Song	Rhyme	absence,age,angel,beautif
For Just One Night	Quatrain	sensual,
Oak Alley	Crystalline	tree,
Two Brothers Known As Time	Quatrain	time,
Asunder	Senryu	how i feel,introspection,
Dreaming of Nature's Love So Rare	Terza Rima	autumn,beauty,earth,emoti
He's Driving Her Crazy	Limerick	humorous,
The Breadth of My Love	Free verse	love,planet,romance,roman
Red Yellow Purple Or Blue	Quatrain	happiness,
Winter	Personification	winter,
I Reach Towards Her Hand	Terzanelle	beautiful,love,
The Stoned Pen - Humor	Narrative	humor,humorous,
Florida Nature	Triolet	nature,
Mustangs	Free verse	adventure,america,animal,
Waterfall	Verse	romance,water,
Why	Free verse	people,poetry,truth,
Crystalline Winter Hollow	Free verse	adventure,beauty,fire,hop
Winter's Sand	Free verse	winter,
Inner Beauties Promise	Free verse	change,conflict,confusion
Love At James Bond Beach	Free verse	beauty,love,ocean,paradis
Island Spirit	Rhyme	adventure,beauty,nature,o
Faraway Dream	Narrative	angel,beautiful,beauty,de
Be Careful What You Hook	Limerick	fishing,funny,humor,humor
Simple Heaven	Dizain	heaven,
Rapture You Roughly -	Romanticism	dream,

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