O at the Edges

Musings on poetry, language, perception, numbers, food, and anything else that slips through the cracks.

Shadow’s Tale

Posted on June 9, 2015 by robert okaji

Shadow’s Tale

If I call,
will you
reply?

Questions
left unwritten
shape
themselves

like words
we see
but don’t
read. Signs

fade then
reappear,
and the oaks

droop
in the still
heat.
No rain

again. If
you call,
will I
reply?

37 thoughts on “Shadow’s Tale”

JojoBean on June 9, 2015 at 9:16 am said:

❤ this one!

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- robert okaji on June 9, 2015 at 1:17 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much!
  
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A Former Prison Librarian on June 9, 2015 at 9:34 am said:

Ah Robert! Your words, your words, your words.

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- robert okaji on June 9, 2015 at 1:18 pm said:
  
  They’re all in the dictionary. I just rearrange them.
  
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Purpleanais on June 9, 2015 at 10:32 am said:

Lovely 🙂

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- robert okaji on June 9, 2015 at 1:18 pm said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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angela1313 on June 9, 2015 at 10:33 am said:

Another jewel and another intriguing match of images! What a wonderful way to be lifted from the mundane work week into a higher realm. Thank you/

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- robert okaji on June 9, 2015 at 1:19 pm said:
  
  I’m so pleased you like it, Angela. And thank you for your kind words.
  
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walttriznastories on June 9, 2015 at 11:06 am said:

Enjoyed seeing you on U Tube.
Great to be able to link a face with your great words.

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- robert okaji on June 9, 2015 at 1:20 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Walt. My first appearance on YouTube – a tad frightening to ponder. 🙂
  
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john hauge on June 9, 2015 at 1:49 pm said:

simply stellar, robert.

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- robert okaji on June 9, 2015 at 5:54 pm said:
  
  Thanks, John.
  
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Michele on June 9, 2015 at 2:05 pm said:

Beautiful.

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- robert okaji on June 9, 2015 at 5:55 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Michele.
  
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mustahibah on June 9, 2015 at 2:44 pm said:

Sir!
Your words 🙂

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- robert okaji on June 9, 2015 at 5:55 pm said:
  
  Thank you.
  
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JMD398 on June 9, 2015 at 2:46 pm said:

This is very beautiful, and thought provoking. Trying to find my write mind to craft a poem here today. I think this helped get the juices moving.

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- robert okaji on June 9, 2015 at 6:07 pm said:
  
  Thank you for making my day! Glad to be of help, however minimal. 🙂
  
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Andreea Gutu on June 10, 2015 at 12:48 am said:

Wonderful!

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- robert okaji on June 10, 2015 at 5:21 am said:
  
  Thank you, Andreea.
  
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Sherrie de Valeria on June 10, 2015 at 4:06 am said:

At first I thought this is pretty scary … speaking on shadow’s tale … LOL
Brilliant as always, Robert!

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- robert okaji on June 10, 2015 at 5:21 am said:
  
  You are too kind, as always, Sherrie. Thank you.
  
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Sunshine Jansen on June 10, 2015 at 12:30 pm said:

Reading this poem gave me That Smile; it appears for a complex number of reasons, and it’s subtly goofy and almost sly, like being in on a joke. In other words, thanks, I needed that! 😉

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- robert okaji on June 10, 2015 at 2:45 pm said:
  
  Always glad to help you smile, SJ. Thank you!
  
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T.W.Garland on June 10, 2015 at 4:23 pm said:

Simple, concise and powerful. Thanks.

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- robert okaji on June 14, 2015 at 3:55 pm said:
  
  You’re very kind. Thank you.
  
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  - T.W.Garland on June 14, 2015 at 6:33 pm said:
    
    My pleasure.
    
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Melissa Shaw-Smith on June 12, 2015 at 5:44 am said:

A deft and lovely piece of work.

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- robert okaji on June 13, 2015 at 7:09 am said:
  
  Thank you, Melissa.
  
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sophies_speculation on June 28, 2015 at 1:04 pm said:

Love this, so simple yet… 🙂

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- robert okaji on June 28, 2015 at 1:13 pm said:
  
  Thank you. I’ve learned that simple can be quite complex. 🙂
  
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Saloni on November 15, 2015 at 9:01 am said:

This is divine! A lot seeps from the cracks, but this is pure genius.

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- robert okaji on November 15, 2015 at 10:14 am said:
  
  Thanks very much.
  
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  - Saloni on November 15, 2015 at 10:43 am said:
    
    🙂
    
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tribalmysticstories on December 9, 2015 at 9:04 am said:

Ahhh, like sweet water, quenching a thirst.

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robert okaji on December 9, 2015 at 9:19 am said:

Thank you, as always. What is sweeter than the end of a drought?

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tribalmysticstories on December 9, 2015 at 9:40 am said:

Hahaha 🙂

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