Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SHADOWS, by FRANK DEMPSTER SHERMAN First Line: All up and down in shadow-town Last Line: And fill your eyes with sleep! Subject(s): Children; Childhood | ||||||||
ALL up and down in shadow-town The shadow children go; In every street you're sure to meet Them running to and fro. They move around without a sound, They play at hide-and-seek, But no one yet that I have met Has ever heard them speak. Beneath the tree you often see Them dancing in and out, And in the sun there's always one To follow you about. Go where you will, he follows still, or sometimes runs before, And, home at last, you'll find him fast Beside you at the door. A faithful friend is he to lend His presence everywhere; Blow out the light -- to bed at night -- your shadow-mate is there! Then he will call the shadows all Into your room to leap, And such a pack! they make it black, And fill your eyes with sleep! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE ON A GREEK VASE by FRANK DEMPSTER SHERMAN |
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