Saturday, 4 July 2015

My shadow

You were my shadow.
Always following.
But, I didn’t give enough attention
For the sun shone brightly
Spreading warmth and happiness
Igniting love and blissfulness.

And, when the sunset
Slowly, darkness evaded
I realized my loneliness
I missed my shadow.
I looked around for a tiny ray of hope;

But, there was nothing around – only darkness!

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55 comments:

  1. ShilpaJuly 04, 2015 1:03 am

    Super ...

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  2. SGJuly 04, 2015 8:21 am

    Nice poem.

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  3. Ankita July 04, 2015 4:30 pm

    beautiful thought :)

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  4. Boisterous BeeJuly 04, 2015 6:01 pm

    Very thoughtful..

    Cheers

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  5. ^.^July 04, 2015 6:49 pm

    O, how I love this poem, my friend ... smiles ... always, cat.

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  6. XJuly 04, 2015 11:44 pm

    Without the light, we lose our shadow. Our ever present companion.
    Sadly, those we fail to give attention to, far too often disappear
    from our lives - and only then do we notice.

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  7. padmajaJuly 05, 2015 3:58 am

    How beautiful yet sad. Very true that those disappear never come back.

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  8. anilkurup59July 05, 2015 8:38 am

    "And, when the sunset
    Slowly, darkness evaded"
    Perhaps darkness should pervade ,when the sun sets and cannot evade, don't you think?
    BTW , the fascination for ones shadow is unique .

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    1. LocomenteJuly 17, 2015 3:54 pm

      "Pervade" is the word I guess... Thanks...
      And its not the fascination for the shadow.. But about the people whom we take for granted... We realise that they are gone only when they are really gone!

      Thanks Anil :)

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  9. rudraprayagaJuly 05, 2015 2:37 pm

    Splendid,Satya.I liked it..ഈശ്വരൻ അനുഗ്രഹിക്കട്ടെ.

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  10. JeevanJuly 05, 2015 2:39 pm

    wonder how many of us give importance to our own shadow... but anyhow we realize, more, when we only miss something! beautiful perspective

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    1. LocomenteJuly 17, 2015 3:55 pm

      Well said Jeevan.. As I said, i dont mean shadow literally. But all other things that we take for granted.

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  11. totomaiJuly 05, 2015 5:55 pm

    sometimes, we tried to ignore the people around us but when we we realize we are alone we long for their presence.

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  12. Jae RoseJuly 05, 2015 6:31 pm

    We can take our shadow for granted but oh, how we miss it when it is gone..like the loss of a faithful friend and companion

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  13. InsigniaJuly 05, 2015 7:02 pm

    Nice...thats how we function..We ignore the ones with us when we are happy; miss them when we are lonely and sad. By the way; "And, when the sunset
    Slowly, darkness evaded..... " - Did you mean darkness pervaded?

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    1. LocomenteJuly 17, 2015 3:58 pm

      "Pervaded" could be a better word I guess...
      Thanks :)

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  14. Sanaa RizviJuly 05, 2015 7:48 pm

    This is beautiful :D

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  15. Sumana RoyJuly 05, 2015 8:29 pm

    there will be dawn again and bright sunshine will follow...lovely poem...

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  16. Vinay Leo R.July 05, 2015 11:48 pm

    Alas, one can really see the shadow only when we're facing away from the light. Nicely written, SR.

    Leo @ I Rhyme Without Reason.

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  17. C.C.July 06, 2015 12:14 am

    A good reminder of how we sometimes tend to take things for granted until they are gone.

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  18. Sherry Blue SkyJuly 06, 2015 12:15 am

    This reminds me of my faithful shadow in high school, how I took him for granted........we lost touch, but reconnected twenty years later.....once again, i missed the clues and lost him to suicide shortly after. Big message.......however, as Sumana commented, after darkness, the dawn always comes around again. Beautiful writing.

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    1. LocomenteJuly 17, 2015 4:04 pm

      Thats really sad to know Sherry... And yes... life moves on...
      Thanks for the wonderful comment :)

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  19. NatašekJuly 06, 2015 1:33 am

    sometimes there seems to be nothing around.. only what's left in ourselves.

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    1. LocomenteJuly 17, 2015 4:05 pm

      Loneliness - the worst punishment...
      Thanks :)

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  20. brudbergJuly 06, 2015 1:44 am

    Sometimes all we see is darkness...but somewhere close there is light

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  21. DonnaJuly 06, 2015 5:56 am

    Oh the gratitude for a shadow and so much in life that when missed plunges us into darkness and loneliness....excellent poem!

    Donna@LivingFromHappiness

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  22. Rosemary Nissen-WadeJuly 06, 2015 10:42 am

    Yeas, both light and darkness can eradicate the shadows.

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  23. CookieCrumbsInc.July 06, 2015 1:43 pm

    Aw, why sho shad? :/

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  24. Gen Giggles July 06, 2015 6:39 pm

    Yes at night it feels most alone though we may be with someone.

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  25. ZQJuly 08, 2015 2:48 am

    Very interesting take on the "shadow" and the owner :-)
    ZQ

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  26. SusanJuly 08, 2015 8:45 am

    I do believe I miss the little things that I ignored most especially when a huge darkness comes!

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  27. The Nature Boy !!July 23, 2015 12:51 pm

    Nice take !! Well written poem !!
    Cheers !!

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