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Shadow Man

A silly poem about an imaginary man

33 total reviews 
Comment from Shanbreen
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You have written about something so true, especially when we are young and find every shadowy outline, a person hiding in the closet or a ghost in the making. But I thought the dogs had better sense than that. =) Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 20-Nov-2024


reply by the author on 20-Nov-2024
    Thank you for the kind review. I think sometimes my dogs bark at the wind. Kratos the Pit Bull stills goes over to those bushes and raises his hackles and barks. I guess he knows something I don't.

    Cecilia
Comment from RJ Heritage
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I think we all knew a Shadow Man, at least when we were children. I was terrified of the dark when I was a kid, and I'm sure I saw him once or twice, wee, back then anyhow. Good presentation of words and creation of imagery.
RJ

 Comment Written 19-Nov-2024


reply by the author on 19-Nov-2024
    RJ,

    Thank you for the kind review. Shadow man still lives at my house. Ask my dogs they'll tell you.

    Cecilia
reply by RJ Heritage on 19-Nov-2024
    lol. You're welcome.
    RJ
Comment from Y. M. Roger
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Yes, I do believe that Shadow Man lurks on my little country road some times... "What are those dogs barking at?!!" LOL! A fun offering for a good smile for the morning -- thanx for sharing both! ;)

 Comment Written 19-Nov-2024


reply by the author on 19-Nov-2024
    Y.M.,

    Thank you for your kind review. Yes, I believe we all have a shadow man lurking.

    Cecilia
Comment from Wendy G
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Very vivid, and I am sure we all have those shadow men which make us jump at nothing. Dogs are clever and sense when things are not right, so maybe there is someone or something lurking out there at night time! My only suggestion is to try to convey the same but keep your lines of consistent length.
Best wishes.
Wendy

 Comment Written 19-Nov-2024


reply by the author on 19-Nov-2024
    Wendy,

    Thank you for the kind review. I am still a newbie and trying to figure it all out. I work on keeping the lines the same length. Thank yo for the advice.

    Cecilia
Comment from Karen Cherry Threadgill
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This is wonderful. It gave me the creeps. Thank you. It grabbed me from the very start. The story makes us feel your thoughts, and I swear I smelled the dark night. Very good work. Good picture too. You can also find free pictures from: Bing, Google, and Pinterest among other sites. Just mention them in authors notes. Karen

 Comment Written 19-Nov-2024


reply by the author on 19-Nov-2024
    Karen,

    Thank you for the kind review. Shadow man is still living in my bushes. My pit bull Kratos goes over there some nights and his hackles go up and there is nothing there. Go figure.

    Cecilia
reply by Karen Cherry Threadgill on 19-Nov-2024
    I believe there are remnants of people and things that waft about. Some good and peaceful.
    And some not so nice. Karen
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2024
    Yes, my grandfather's house was haunted and they were not so nice spirits

    Cecilia
Comment from Colorado Owl
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Your barking dogs were doing their job, and wanted to impress you! The picture matches your verse perfectly, and it was fun to read. We probably all have some version of a "shadow man" in our mind that causes us irrational fear.

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2024


reply by the author on 18-Nov-2024
    Thank you for the kind review. Yes, shadow man lives among, I don't know, and I didn't do it. I think they are related.

    Cecilia
Comment from Neonewman
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The shadow man is found day and night, that's frightening. Dogs bark at nothing. Animals have a sixth sense I believe. It's good to have a dog around.
Great work, my friend.
God bless,
Steve

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2024


reply by the author on 18-Nov-2024
    Steve,

    It's good to have a dog around, but them barking at nothing is unnerving. My pit bull goes out at night and he stands near the bushes and his hackles raise and he growls. It's shadow man, because I just don't see anything.

    Cecilia
reply by Neonewman on 18-Nov-2024
    I agree.
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2024
    :)
Comment from Dawn Munro
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YIKES!!! You know, I am not exactly positive that "shadow man" isn't real -- a demon, in fact, offering temptations to get our souls...
What a wonderfully fun poem. And yes, I can weell imagine the dogs barking!

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2024


reply by the author on 18-Nov-2024
    Dawn,

    Thank you for the kind review. Here lately my pit bull Kratos has been standing near that bush with hackles up and there is nothing there. YIKES! indeed.

    Cecilia
reply by Dawn Munro on 19-Nov-2024
    Ahhhhhhhhh!!! Prayer!!!!!!!
Comment from Cindy Decker 3
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Cecelia,
This poem is near and dear to my heart. Sometimes my dog, Ruby, barks when nothing is there, or barks incessantly even when the "danger" has passed.
A wonderful statement about your animals.
Great home, author.
Best wishes, and good luck!
Cindy

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2024


reply by the author on 18-Nov-2024
    Cindy,

    Thank you for the kind review and compliment it means a lot.

    Cecilia

Comment from TPAC
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I had my first encounter as a child, having one going back and forth pass my bedroom door upper stairs: then jump on my chest freezing me. I never felt its intent to kill me then: just its statement of being able to kill me.

 Comment Written 17-Nov-2024


reply by the author on 17-Nov-2024
    Thank you for the review. I can only imagine how terrified you were as a child. My Grandpa's house was haunted and we had our fair share of scary stuff going on.

    Cecilia