The Edge of Shadows

Kevin J Fellows
Apr 17, 2022

My Personal Poetry Challenge: Part 3

Child’s shadow near a stream.
Image by Demi from Pixabay

The Edge of Shadows

If you watch the edge of a shadow —
stand still and silent
so not to disrupt the flow —
you can see its edge move,
eon slow, steady momentum

Advancing or retreating —
edged dim and bright,
cutting into the future —
carving out the now,
creating an instant; our past

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Kevin J Fellows

Novelist & Poet. Author of At the End of the World and the poetry collection, An Important Sky. Fiction and poetry editor. Podcaster. More at: kevinjfellows.com