Wednesday, October 9, 2024

SHADOW'S SHADOW

 

My Great-Uncle Arnie was 

Loathsome but so rich that

His shadow had a shadow

Of its own -- a poor thing who

Could never get her timing

Right, stretching out at 

Noon and shrinking so as

To be almost invisible

And a trip-hazard when

The Sun was going down. It went

Missing at my Aunt Tamara's 

Wedding and was finally found

Sleeping in a heavy lead-crystal

Bowl that was meant to be 

Almost impossible to store.

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