The Dance of Overshadowed Children

The Dance of Overshadowed Children

The dance of overshadowed children,

above their shallow graves,

always takes place in the grey space

between dusk

and the break of a brand new day ..

Since that is always,

where and when, they all gather to cry ..

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

This poem was like splintered glass piercing the heart. It oozed pain. You took me to two places, a war zone with all its misery and to our local cemetery where there is a place for those babies and toddlers who barely saw the light of day. I stifled the tears and thought of the ghosts of those children, preferring them coming out to play, laughing and smiling in the dead of night. I couldn’t bear to think of their parents. The loss of a child fathomless. Great piece of emotive poetry Neville. One of your best.

I came back and read again and found a different angle altogether. Still painful and still very sad to contemplate. Some children endure misery in their often short lives.

Chris

[Neville]

I would have been disappointed had you not thought and felt a twinge of discomfort here Chris .. not that I would wish that on you under any other circumstances .. but you have a gift of seeing between the lines and write through my transparency .. you were spot on on both counts .. thank you .. Neville

[Chris Shaw]

Your writing is deep Neville. If I hit the spot, it’s by luck rather than judgement:) ) Your lines are never simply transparent :)

[Neville]

tis the cross I feel compelled to share .. ta C .. N :)

[Ken Simm.]

Sad, grey hued and true. Especially today. But then it ever was. Words of kindness. melacholy and empathy.

[Neville]

and there's me here, thanking you kindly, kind sir Ken .. Neville

[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Neville... children are our inspiration when shadows become too much to bare. Their lives re diamonds that we wear. I shall never understand why anyone could hurt a child. softly, Pat

[Neville]

Me neither Pat .. thanks for being You .. 🌹

[Arundass TP]

You took me in different places through this poem. I thought I may be part of I. Beautiful poem 😄

[Neville]

Thank you for visiting my little scribble sir .. Neville

[Einstein Noodle]

I feel somber in reading .. very catchy title .. if it weren't so sad I would say it is a prep for All Hallows Eve. ... so many ways our children can be and are overshadowed .. dancing over their own graves is a stark image ... thanks for sharing Nev!
E.

[Neville]

is it that time of year already Gene .. where on earth have you all been .. so many scribbles are so lonely if you know what I mean .. thanks for checking in my dear friend .. hope all is good in your neck o the woods .. Neville

[Einstein Noodle]

i am in and out .. but still around Nev. i have finally figured out my preferred drinks ... a can of cheap beer mixed with a stout something and if not that .. brandy rather than whiskey ... i call that progressive ... :)))))))))))) Slainte mhath!

[Neville]

and back at you E .. N :))))

[Einstein Noodle]

checking in my friend ... looking for writing sparks ;)

[Neville]

..................... 🔥❤️‍🔥🔥🔥🔥:)