Shadows

by Treischel

Shadows may often come and go.
The shape of them you never know,
As they reflect upon the snow.
They may be short,
As some report,
But then again, they could be long.
There really isn't right or wrong.
Sunlight is either weak or strong.

And then there is sun's angle too.
The time of day has much to do
With how it is projecting you
Upon the ground.
I've often found,
You have to get the gist of it
By looking 'round you, just a bit,
To spot the image you emit.

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Shadows on the snow really stand out. I took this picture on sunny afternoon of my wife walking just ahead of me. I was intrigued be the shadow. She didn't know I took this shot. Shhh!

I don't know if this structure has a name or not. I just did what I felt like. It does have some structure though. Each stanza has a syllable count of:
8-8-8-4-4-8-8-8
The rhyme scheme is: aaabbccc

The picture was taken by the author himself in January 2012.

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