standing in the sun
I photographed your shadow
you waved me goodbye
Shadow
in the shadow
in the shadow gold
cheekbones, hair and eyes
I breathe slow, breathless
in the shadow beauty
in the shadow beauty
the scent in summer breeze
evening sun forever
I’ll take the shadows
I’ll take the shadows.
They are only possible
because your love shines bright.
waiting for the event
southern sun cracks flagstones
northern wind cracks flags
old men sit in black shadow
wearing scarves
Tramontana
The people stood and watched the tramontana take the world past them, clouds, palm leaves, things from gardens that would not be missed and those that most definitely would.
It was so strong it tore a small girl’s midday shadow clean away from her feet. Black against the whiteness, it went tumbling and turning down the dusty lane until it was lost in the shade of the oak trees. The girl stared wide-eyed at where her shadow had been and turned her face up towards her mother, who patted her head and ruffled her hair and hid her own tears.
“A day it’s born, a day it lives, a day it dies,” someone muttered, “but this is its fourth day and now it’s taking shadows.” There was silence except for the sound of the wind.
Game
A game of innocents, collecting flowers. Buckled shoes, smiles and hay fever sneezes. Then a cloud across the sun and cold shadow.
There would be another morning
I got up this morning but my shadow stayed in bed. I walked through the sunshine in the front room, turned on the bathroom light – nothing.
Where was she? (I think of her as she.) I lifted the duvet but there was nobody there – just a deep indentation where I had slept alone.
She had to be somewhere – I think I may have said out loud. I turned all the lights out and felt that she was there. I turned them on again.
I closed my eyes and that worked too. I could feel her there, the warm darkness of trust. I kept my eyes tight shut and got back into bed.
There would be another morning, there would be some other light.
Bushel
He hid in full light, a shadow invisible between the beacons. Damp light is easy overlooked and overshone, raw talent takes pressure to spark diamond sharp. With time his eyes became clearer and noticed, but the glow of his words faded in spotlights. The crash of a lightwave foreshadowed flowing; life stories stuttered and ended.
My shadow is my closest friend
My shadow is my closest friend;
she understands me.
In the darkness of the darkest night
I light a candle to see her close again.
simonsalento 