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Shining Shadows
Charred and scarred
lodged beneath its mortal bars.
A surviving heart pumps along
life's strange juxtaposition
of joy and horror.
Happiness possess's shadows.
And sorrow sheds tears
stained with hope's glow.
Moonbeams dance with deadly dark.
Sunlight pierces a forest of black bark.
Peace is born from days that bleed.
lodged beneath its mortal bars.
A surviving heart pumps along
life's strange juxtaposition
of joy and horror.
Happiness possess's shadows.
And sorrow sheds tears
stained with hope's glow.
Moonbeams dance with deadly dark.
Sunlight pierces a forest of black bark.
Peace is born from days that bleed.
Author's Note
A few jumbled thoughts
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Re. Shining Shadows
8th Feb 2024 1:17pm
Re. Shining Shadows
8th Feb 2024 3:12pm
I totally agree with K.O.
And every line is gold. I can’t figure out which I like best.
Hope you grab some sunshine today, my friend.
And every line is gold. I can’t figure out which I like best.
Hope you grab some sunshine today, my friend.
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Re: Re. Shining Shadows
8th Feb 2024 4:12pm
Thank you sweetness!
Trying to get in as much sunshine as possible.
Poem is about my fear of feeling joy means it's counterpart horror is near.
Trying to get in as much sunshine as possible.
Poem is about my fear of feeling joy means it's counterpart horror is near.
Re. Shining Shadows
8th Feb 2024 4:54pm
good morning beautiful you've captured a truth here so beautifully and darkly expressed life is dark and the joy we get in between is to be cherished I believe... have a beautiful day today ❤️
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8th Feb 2024 5:53pm
Re. Shining Shadows
8th Feb 2024 9:39pm
l have to humbly disagree with your assertion that horror could be imminent just because you experienced some joy. No.1, there's no logic to that statement & No.2, horror could be a whole lot further away than you might think, lol. Stay positive whilst the sun is shining... or make hay, right? 😊
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My experience is I did find joy and it morphed into horror, with my mom. So in my world that is true. Thanks for checking out and commenting.
Re. Shining Shadows
10th Feb 2024 9:58pm
"Sunlight pierces a forest of black bark."
Such a beautiful line. Image and meaning.
great work
regards
James
Such a beautiful line. Image and meaning.
great work
regards
James
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Re: Re. Shining Shadows
10th Feb 2024 10:11pm
That actually was my favorite line. Thank you kindly for checking out and nice feedback.
Enjoy your evening - debbie
Enjoy your evening - debbie
Re. Shining Shadows
13th Feb 2024 6:54am
Re: Re. Shining Shadows
13th Feb 2024 8:56am
Hi! Thank you so very much.
I'm a jumbled thoughts machine, lol
Appreciate you commenting 😊
I'm a jumbled thoughts machine, lol
Appreciate you commenting 😊
Re. Shining Shadows
Kind of synesthetic in emotion and metaphor. Some of what you use in definitive analogy is seemingly ironic, in that you explore the other side of the coin. The contrast you create with such visual depiction as "light" and "dark" or "joy" and "horror" kind of takes on role reversal, from traditional convention. Not only do you make some points using the potential for ambiguous approach in understanding such imagery, but you're original and unique. I like the two lines about "sorrow." That's the beauty of semantical context and interpretation. It kind of holds a cohesion on a much larger and unified scale of understanding. Anyway, thanks for sharing. I'll see you around!
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23rd Feb 2024 10:29am
Hi!!!!!!
I very much like describing opposing emotions.
I feel like I've been on the darkest side of the spectrum
and the lightest.
That's how I see the world agony vs. ecstasy
Thank you ever so much for your feedback
I enjoy the technical point of view.
I didn't know I had such technique, ha!
Seriously you have given me confidence
when I've been in bouts of total writers block and doubt.
Thank you,
I very much like describing opposing emotions.
I feel like I've been on the darkest side of the spectrum
and the lightest.
That's how I see the world agony vs. ecstasy
Thank you ever so much for your feedback
I enjoy the technical point of view.
I didn't know I had such technique, ha!
Seriously you have given me confidence
when I've been in bouts of total writers block and doubt.
Thank you,