I’ve been noticing many hidden subtleties in both nature and myself lately. One must acknowledge the shadow aspects (or “the dark side”) within everything in order to realize wholeness. With that being said, here’s a piece of poetry I wrote…
Day and night are a tide of shadows
Nighttime is defined by shadows
Even the horizon
The Earth itself
Becomes a gigantic shadow
Sunrise is the great reducer of shadows
High noon is shadowless
Sunset is the great grower of shadows
Expansion and contraction
A continuous dance
Life is an interplay of shadows
Hidden aspects of self
Beautiful blind spots
Highlighted by awareness
Do not denounce the shadows
They exist to provide perspective
Allowing us to see
The sun still shines
Yet we find ourselves
In a grand game of shadows
