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In between the Shadows

The Sonnet of Shadows

By Antoni De'LeonPublished 4 months ago β€’ Updated 4 months ago β€’ 1 min read

They dwell in twilight, in between sunlight and shadow

There they waltz, where dusk and dawn entwine,

A silver thread divides the night from flame -

She moves in silence, veiled in dark design,

He burns with brilliance, fierce and free of name.

Their bodies arc like mirrored moons in flight,

One cloaked in black velvet, one in golden skin,

A dance of pulse and pause, of shade and light,

Where breath exhales, and endings dare begin.

She bends like time, soft and undefined,

He strikes like thunder, bold and sharp with grace.

Yet in their clash, a harmony becomes aligned

Two halves of truth within one sacred space.

So shadow loves the light it cannot keep,

And light returns to shadow when it sleeps.

β€”

Threshold's Veil

Day dissolves and night begins to breathe,

Silence unfurls beneath amber screens

Sky bleeds, a wound that neither sun nor dark

Can mend, yet both inhabit like a dream.

Light retreats in robes of molten gold,

Fingers brushing shadows into form;

Dusk ascends, in indigo grown bold,

A silent tide that neither chills nor warms.

Here stands the gate where opposites embrace:

Not in war, but with a soft, symbolic thread.

A liminal kiss, a dimly-lit sacred space,

Gods of dark and light entwine instead.

Twilight speaks in tongues of in-between,

A veil where truth and lies convene unseen.

β€”πŸŒ—πŸŒ—πŸŒ—

Free Verseperformance poetry

About the Creator

Antoni De'Leon

Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. (Helen Keller).

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  • Grz Colm4 months ago

    Moody, terrific poems, Antoni! πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘

  • It reads like a love-trance. I feel wrapped in it. Amazing work Antoni.

  • Novel Allen4 months ago

    Geez! I am so behind on reads...my head is exploding...I need a reading secretary. πŸ˜’Lovely words and images.

  • Whoaaaa, this was stunning! Loved it!

  • Sid Aaron Hirji4 months ago

    really good use of imagery in this one

  • Mark Graham4 months ago

    There is a story in this poem of shadow dancing. Good job.

  • Tiffany Gordon4 months ago

    Phenomenally & elegantly written! Very nicely done Antoni! πŸ©·πŸ«ΆπŸΎπŸ‘πŸΎ

  • Stephanie Hoogstad4 months ago

    This poem uses gorgeous imagery, and the rhyme scheme creates a rhythm that matches it perfectly. The image that you chose to go with the poem complements your words perfectly as well. Overall, great job. You could even turn this into an epic poem if you wanted to.

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