Shadows

birds cast their shadows,
on the sunlit slopes,
shadows forever fleeting,
are all shadows thus fleeting?
joy the shadow of sorrow,
life the shadow of death?

(written by my mother)

3 comments:

Unknown said...

OMG, this is BRILLIANT. I love 'Joy the shadow of sorrow, life the shadow of death?'

Ana said...

Great thought indeed. The piece comes close to being flawless in terms of thought

Agent Agony said...

love the last two lines

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