Shadow Dance
rhyming quatrains in 8/6/8/6167 total reviews
Comment from S.Yocom
What a sweet poem, Brooke! I was getting very tired of all of the depressing poetry that has been posted lately. Thank you for cheering me up.
Sally
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2014
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What a sweet poem, Brooke! I was getting very tired of all of the depressing poetry that has been posted lately. Thank you for cheering me up.
Sally
Comment Written 16-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2014
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Sally, thanks so much. Turn on the news any hour of the day and you get all the depressing I need. I am in no mood to add to the gloom that the world already supplies in greater than sufficient quantity :-) I'm glad you appreciate my adding some lightness to the mix :-) Brooke
Comment from Jackarrie
Very good rhyming quatrains Brooke. Shadows can be fascinating to children of all ages.
He never tells me where he's been --
he's more the silent kind,
but if he has a secret life,
I guess I shouldn't mind
a great photo of Sawyer playing with his shadow.
Well done
Mary
reply by the author on 18-Aug-2014
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Very good rhyming quatrains Brooke. Shadows can be fascinating to children of all ages.
He never tells me where he's been --
he's more the silent kind,
but if he has a secret life,
I guess I shouldn't mind
a great photo of Sawyer playing with his shadow.
Well done
Mary
Comment Written 16-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 18-Aug-2014
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Mary, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from marion
Hi adewpearl
This is classic, and as always penned beautifully. I love the photo! I'm not sure what age group Shadow Dance is directed at, so I cannot make much comment, but I think the older group, if I imagine my nieces 5 and 7. They wouldn't know what a morning glory is or know what regularity means! I enjoyed. Marion.
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2014
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Hi adewpearl
This is classic, and as always penned beautifully. I love the photo! I'm not sure what age group Shadow Dance is directed at, so I cannot make much comment, but I think the older group, if I imagine my nieces 5 and 7. They wouldn't know what a morning glory is or know what regularity means! I enjoyed. Marion.
Comment Written 16-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2014
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I agree, regularity is a word that would need explaining, but I grew up with morning glories growing next to my house - I'm sure I knew what they were when I was two, and Sawyer has them in his neighborhood, so I know he knows what they are also :-) Thanks so much for your feedback, Marion :-) Brooke
Comment from seaglass
I love this poem for the memories it brought back. Growing up, an only child on a farm, with little to amuse me, my shadow became my friend. I learned to make it do all kinds of funny things. Some things about childhood remain the same.
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2014
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I love this poem for the memories it brought back. Growing up, an only child on a farm, with little to amuse me, my shadow became my friend. I learned to make it do all kinds of funny things. Some things about childhood remain the same.
Comment Written 16-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2014
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seaglass, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from barbara.wilkey
The sun shines a lot in Texas. I think I have probably shared with you how my first graders play with their shadows as they walk back from specials each day. Shadows are about as much fun as reading your poem.
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2014
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The sun shines a lot in Texas. I think I have probably shared with you how my first graders play with their shadows as they walk back from specials each day. Shadows are about as much fun as reading your poem.
Comment Written 16-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2014
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Thanks so much, Barbara - I love the imaginative ability of children to find entertainment just about anywhere :-) Brooke
Comment from NightWriter
Bravo, Brooke! Shadow Dance is another outstanding poem filled with humor and good sense. Perfect rhythm and rhyme as always.
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2014
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Bravo, Brooke! Shadow Dance is another outstanding poem filled with humor and good sense. Perfect rhythm and rhyme as always.
Comment Written 16-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2014
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Steve, thank you so much, my generous friend :-) Brooke
Comment from mermaids
This is a delightful poem that creates a character out of one's shadow. He never tells me where he's been adds to the strength of the shadow as an individual and wondering where he has been when the sun is done also adds fantasy and whimsy to the poem.
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2014
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This is a delightful poem that creates a character out of one's shadow. He never tells me where he's been adds to the strength of the shadow as an individual and wondering where he has been when the sun is done also adds fantasy and whimsy to the poem.
Comment Written 16-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2014
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Elaine, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from w.j.debi
This is another poem full of fun imagery. I wish you'd put a book together. I'd buy one.
I like the alliteration and assonance in this phrase because it is so fun to say and sounds so good spoken aloud
between the dusk and dawn
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2014
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This is another poem full of fun imagery. I wish you'd put a book together. I'd buy one.
I like the alliteration and assonance in this phrase because it is so fun to say and sounds so good spoken aloud
between the dusk and dawn
Comment Written 16-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2014
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Thanks so much for your encouragement, debi :-) Brooke
Comment from HAREEDS
A cleverly written poem about shadows. Without our shadow there'd be no record of our presence here and we wouldn't exist. You always seem to have a good flow and rhythm to your poems, something if I work hard I might be able to achieve. The diversity and depth of your poems means your well worthy of your high standing in the poet rankings.
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2014
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A cleverly written poem about shadows. Without our shadow there'd be no record of our presence here and we wouldn't exist. You always seem to have a good flow and rhythm to your poems, something if I work hard I might be able to achieve. The diversity and depth of your poems means your well worthy of your high standing in the poet rankings.
Comment Written 16-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2014
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Hareeds, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from poetbear
Love it all photo and words.
"Cause he's Happy"
Well written and reads well.
Terrifc flow and feeling.
Hope to see a rainy day one as well!
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2014
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Love it all photo and words.
"Cause he's Happy"
Well written and reads well.
Terrifc flow and feeling.
Hope to see a rainy day one as well!
Comment Written 16-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2014
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Maddie, thanks so much - it rains so seldom where he lives that it might be a while before Miranda captures a Sawyer-in-the-rain photo, especially during their drought :-) Brooke
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I have friends in LA and San Fran so I know.
