Poetry list
under the shadow
every shadow is a
blessing from on
high the promise of
a gentle everyday
benison signifying
the love and life
that death cannot
snuff out for the
light of this world
is provisional shot
through with the
darkness of eternity
the mystery of shade
and incompleteness
we are overlooked in
every way allowed to
fail and fall yet always
held and healed if
only we dare trust
beyond our reach
our power our
horizon
each shadow reminds
our faltering steps
and blind blunders
of the immaterial
reality enfolding our
form and feelings
trust not only the
fierce noonday sun
but the soft beckoning of
the shades we are
loved on high and the
gentle touch of
the true light and the
company of glory blesses
us with
shadows
© Neil Thompson 2023