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In the Shadows
by Budd Nelson → (All Poetry by Budd Nelson)
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just a thought 3-21-2013


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Ebony shadows and the gray of night
haveth never they my enemies been.
From my youth in rolling poverty hills
to battlefields of the hinder and yon.
Mine eyes rare and accustomed to the dark
where i hunted and then was he the prey.
However the darkness on a man's soul
be much more dreadful than absence of light.
So of deeds done in wrongful decision
escape is naught in the shadows of night.

 

 

 

 


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 Reviews of "In the Shadows"
Reviewed by R. Burrow
Reviewed on September 27, 2013
I like this. And I find it very nicely written.

Reviewed by Gert van Weenen (Reader)
Reviewed on April 5, 2013
Very deep Budd, the darkness on a man's soul can be totally suffocating. No where to escape from it.

Gerrit

Reviewed by Christine Tsen
Reviewed on March 25, 2013
Particularly intense and honest and fresh writing Budd!
Blessings,
Christine

Reviewed by Annabel Sheila
Reviewed on March 25, 2013
Very profound writing, Budd...well done.


Anna

Reviewed by Amber Moonstone
Reviewed on March 24, 2013
This is deeply moving and very well written, Budd. I enjoyed reading it very much!

Peace, love and light,
Amber

Reviewed by Linda Hill
Reviewed on March 23, 2013
Budd,

We can never escape our wrongful deeds, they follow us everywhere we go. Repenting is the answer.

Many blessings,
+Linda

Reviewed by Ruan Mills
Reviewed on March 23, 2013
The youth of the past is something yet to be captured - but it will only replenish strength and in return will diminish wisdom.
It is the nature of all things that as experience grows, the vessel becomes fatigued.
Rx

Reviewed by Isabella Koldras
Reviewed on March 22, 2013
Ah, regret!
Regret can be your worst enemy or your best friend.
You have the "Power to choose".
I've been ruminating on the duality of the.."I hunted
and then was he the prey"...and,..."wrongful decision,
escape is naught in the shadows of night"..
The proverbial table was turned; the hunter had become
the hunted, isn't new concept, and one doesn't need to go
to the war to experience it.
Regular, every days trip to workplace, interpersonal
relationship, TV news, politics, East-West (and all other
directions) issues, provide enough of battlefields exposure,
and opportunity of getting hurt.
Emotional hurt seriously alter human brain chemistry.
Brain runs on neurotransmitters. Some of them give
us energy (adrenalin), some control body movement (dopamine),
and some control mood (serotonin).
When serotonin drops (prolonged stress), our brain turns
against us, will reach into our memory, pull out every bad
memory it can find ("the worse the better"),and makes us being
tortured by our own thoughts (especially at 3 am, "in the
shadows of night").
Get the picture.
Thank you Budd for sharing a masterpiece of an outstanding
work of a creative Artist.
With warm regards Isabella.








Reviewed by Vivian Dawson
Reviewed on March 22, 2013
Of the mind You write
so wise *Budd* concise,
but with so much depth!

Lady Vivian

Reviewed by Paul Berube
Reviewed on March 22, 2013
Well said, Budd.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on March 22, 2013
We cannot escape the evil we do. It will return to haunt us even in the dead of night.

Ron

Reviewed by Mary Ann Biddinger
Reviewed on March 22, 2013
~Budd~
Ebony shadows to the darkness on a man's soul. Excellent thoughts.
Lady Mary Ann

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com
Reviewed on March 22, 2013
A vernacular dance through a labyrinth of shadow and light. Inventive and provocative.

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on March 22, 2013
Powerfully good, Budd.

Reviewed by D Johnson
Reviewed on March 21, 2013
Dark and somber, and extremely well written.
Cheers,
Dan

Reviewed by John Domino
Reviewed on March 21, 2013
Stark poetic thoughts lurk within the words of this one.

The photo looked like a pizza at first but closer revealed Fungi

Peace be with you...

Reviewed by Rebecca McKeehan
Reviewed on March 21, 2013
Gave me much to think on. Enjoyed!

Rebecca

Reviewed on March 21, 2013
This is some heavy stuff. My mind went onto a very dark world tour here. Great write!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed on March 21, 2013
Ah yes, where escape is in a different light...
wrong decisions making us captive within our own
shadows of the night...

Excellent Budd, how we have gone from the trained
ending up the captive...

Love and Light
Lily


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