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Shadows on the Wall
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Shadows on the Wall |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware 
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Shadows on the Wall Like finger puppets Casting shadows Animated in candlelight Punch and Judy In silence Without bats Maybe some Kukla and Ollie Without Fran Acting out the you and me Of yesterday The embraces, the fights Lack of understanding The tears High drama Seen only on the wall As the shadows interpret The stoic reality Can this ever end with a hug Will someone new ever Put out the candle On these shadows Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes. ~ Chinese Proverb ~ |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Bill, I loved the imagery. Kukla, Fran and Ollie was one of my favorites, how you bring back memories. But shadows are only shadows. I would have a lot of them if I thought in the past. Very well written, my friend Liz |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Wilfred, I so love love these lines... "Acting out the you and me Of yesterday" way cool! write on till shadow's gone Keth Those of us who refuse to risk and grow get swallowed up by life. Patty Hansen. |
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Charisma
since 2000-09-30
Posts 5906lost in blue pages |
shadows....yeah I have them too, as everyone else, loved the imagery. excellent as always. Charisma |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
"Acting out the you and me Of yesterday" "Will someone new ever Put out the candle On these shadows" A wonderful verse Wilfred! Excellent imagery ... I very much enjoyed this piece!  Best wishes, /Kit |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Weaving imagery with memories...excellent and inspiring... well done Mr. Yeats! |
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Victoria
since 2000-08-12
Posts 5869 |
a shadow of a memory.. shows you still have a good memory bill..thank God right? ha ~V~ A poem is never finished, only abandoned. - Paul Valery (1871-1945) |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Bill--sometimes those shadows haunt us all the time, even when the candle flickers and dies...I loved the way you wrote this, my friend. |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Elizabeth S- Oh by gosh and Oh by golly - here come Kukla Fran and Ollie... Thank you Kethry- Sometimes the shadows won't leave me be - Thank you Charisma- I think you're right all of us have some - Thank you Kit - I'm grateful my muse brought me these words Thank you Karilea didn't think i'd be weaving - thank you Victoria- Memory IS GOOD - SOMETIMES thank you Martie- An old friend (from 20+years ago) came east When my california friend and I got together in Baltimore we covered many shadows - Thank you |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
I've always wondered what the shadows could say if they spoke. . . now I have an idea. . . well done Sir. . . ------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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doreen peri Member Elite
since 1999-05-25
Posts 3812Virginia |
"As the shadows interpret The stoic reality" great lines here.... a dark piece which says much |
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Chanson Senior Member
since 2000-08-19
Posts 1559Up Creek w/Out Paddle |
Very well related to. *sigh* Some shadows will never cease in the mind, regardless how bright the sun. Good writing, Wil. ...chanson~ Music, tonal clear & pure, Caresses the harshest of curves. ---Song of Gesture |
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Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Cool!!! I love this one sir! And glad something I wrote inspired you... |
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SEA 
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
WY~ the imagery is really creative....I enjoyed this -SEA |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
I really like the nostalgic that is interwoven into this tender piece. Very nicely done!! |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Sven- Some say more than others - ~S~ Thank you Doreen- Dark - I seldom visit - but it does provide a balance - Thank you Chanson- is the glass half full or half empty? one must concentrate on the sunshine Thank you Sharon- You provided the trigger - Perhaps a poem whose time had come - Thank you SEA- ~S~ Some days - my muse communicates better than others. Thank you VAS- I never know where my pen will take me Thank you |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
It is my hope for you that a love will bring light that outshines the shadows...hugs to you sir |
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