Inside the shadow of shadow.

Did I skip a beat

when under the spell

of a lunar eclipse

for I have seemed

to come out older?

Did I live momentarily

in the shadows 

lost in thought

even though I've been

around the block

for sixty earth revolutions?

Am I just a former

shadow of myself?

Maybe, I've always been

just that, a shadow.

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

We will all be shadows of our former selves Andrew. This pandemic will make us question so much.. Until a vaccine comes along our normal living will be drastically reduced. What freedom we had will be greatly impaired. Keep safe.
Chris

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Andrew... reminds me of the song, The Sandpiper (movie)
with the words, "the shadow of your smile when you are gone...
will color all my days and all my nights". Yes, after this Corona Virus,
we will be a 'shadow of our former self'. I try to be positive and I am...
however, it has taken it's "toll" on many of us in ways that we never dreamed.
Most of all I feel so sad to see the world face such a time of uncertainty.
It is like being under the spell of a lunar eclipse. truly, Pat

[Coyote Poetry]

Good to be bewitched by the lunar eclipse. Once I would watch by the sea and make outrageous wishes waiting for the lunar eclipse. Thank you Andrew for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[andrew mitchell]

thanks john i hope you are well and safe.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome Andrew. Be careful and be safe.