Perfect Partner, My Shadow
Lighthearted I dance,
lightly with spritely shadow.
Sunny June morning.
Perfect partner, my shadow…
always keeping pace with me.
Afternoon transforms
my shadow and me…giants
taking giant steps.
Perfect partner, my shadow…
always keeping pace with me.
Copyright© 2021 by Cheryl Batavia
Gulf Coast Poet 
Perfect partner, my shadow!! Oh dear Cheryl…. I so agree with you. This couldn’t be more beautiful than this. 👏👏❤️❤️ Brilliant write
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Thank you, Preethes, for your lovely response. ❤ It means a lot to me that you like the poem. All the best! 🙂
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Well said 🤞🏿
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Thank you very much for your kind comment, Dreamy Parakeet. ❤ I am glad you liked the poem. Have a great weekend coming up.!
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This is so lovely, Cheryl!❤️ One thing we can always rely on.
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Punam, I appreciate your kind response. It means a lot to me. ❤ Wishing good health and happiness to you and your family. You are in my thoughts.
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🙏🏼❤️
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Amazing
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Thank you, Nawazish. ❤ So glad you like the poem! Have a great weekend coming up! 🙂
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Such a lovely and lighthearted poem Cheryl: perfect for Midsummer 🥰 hope you are well ❤️
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Thank you, Ingrid, for your kind response. I appreciate it very much. ❤ We are doing pretty well. Hope you are also doing well!
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such a delightful partnership … love that ballerina!
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Thank you, Kate, for your kind comment. Your support is very much appreciated. ❤ All the best!
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do pray your health is improving, take care precious!
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I loved your joyful poem, the idea of shadows being perfect partners 🙂
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Thank you, Pragalba, for your kind words. ❤ I woke up at 4:30 this morning with this poem on my mind, so I got up and wrote and posted it. I am glad you enjoyed it. Have a joyous weekend coming up! 🙂
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I loved your dance with the shadow play Cheryl. Beautifully written ❤️
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Radhika, I am delighted that you enjoyed the poem. Thank you so much for your kind response. ❤ I hope you are doing well. Have a great weekend!
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I am fine Cheryl. Thanks for asking. ❤️
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Wowww..! I love the way you have written dear Cheryl..! Very Amazingly written..! Loved reading it..!💖
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Thank you, Filarance, for your kind response. ❤ So glad you enjoyed the poem. Have a super weekend! 🙂
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Aww..! You’re very welcome dear Cheryl..! It’s my pleasure..! Have a great weekend..!☺️
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Brilliantly written and a delightful piece, Cheryl! 💖
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Thank you so much, Eugenia! Means a lot to me that you liked the post. ❤ Wishing you a beautiful weekend!
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My pleasure, Cheryl!❤️
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I really enjoyed this poem. I tend to appreciate the simpler things in life more – like shadows – when they’re described so beautifully like this. Then I start to realise the wonder that can be found in something that I normally overlook everyday. I also enjoyed the consonance [Did I get that right?] in the phrase ‘lightly with spritely’.
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Thank you so much, Simone, for your kind response. I am no expert on the terms used to describe poetry. Often more than one applies. I would have said “internal rhyme,” but of course it is not a rhyming poem. Anyway, glad you enjoyed reading. ❤ ❤ ❤ An outstanding weekend to you!
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I take it as a wonderful message, the partner we need always with us
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Thank you so much, Subbashini, for your thoughtful comment. ❤ That is a beautiful perspective. Glad you found the poem meaningful. 🙂 Hope all is well with you. enjoy your weekend!
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Great writing and photos!
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Thank you so much, Lawrence. I am happy that you liked the post! ❤ Take care!
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An interesting look at something I’ve long taken for granted. You’ve brought back memories of making shadow puppets with my hands. Shadows can be a lot of fun. 🙂
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Thank you, JoAnna, for your thoughtful comment. ❤ We also enjoyed making shadow puppets when we were children. Sometimes the simple things like a cardboard box or bubble soap or shadow puppets result in more creative play than fancy toys. Have a fun weekend! 🙂
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A beautiful poem, and a beautiful topic Cheryl 💖. The shadow is such an important piece in the beauty of life, and yet so forgotten always. Life without a shadow would be flat and two dimensional like those old Egyptian paintings. It is indeed the perfect partner!
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Such an insightful perspective! You are a deep thinker, Deb! Glad you liked the poem. Hope you are doing well! ❤ ❤ ❤
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Beautifully written poem, accompanied by such applicable images ❤
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Henrietta, I am happy that you enjoyed the post. Your kind words are very much appreciated. ❤ Have a great day!
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Just realised shadow is more than a shadow. You beautifully presented it.
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Thank you, Ritish, for your kind words. ❤ So glad you found it meaningful. Have a great day!
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Thank-you Cheryl ❣
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True that shadow is the one which keeps pace with the individual. Holds hands like a friend. A great connection you have shown here with words of an individual and its shadow.
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Thank you Kritika for sharing your thoughts. I am happy that you enjoyed the post! ❤ ❤ ❤ Have a great day!
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Welcome always kindly (hearts)
Have an amazing day yourself!
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A brilliant post
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Thank you, Parneet, for your kind comment. ❤ I first read these lyrics as a teenager in our church hymn book. I have always liked them. I couldn't get the video to work, but there are several renditions on YouTubeyou might enjoy, 🙂 Have a great day!
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👍🏻😊😊😊
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Glad you have decided to put your poetry out there, Simone! Lovely poem! ❤ All the best!
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I was fascinated by my shadow as a child. It was so much fun to see it move with me. An obstruction of light, this is the darkness that is always welcome. 🙂
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Terveen, thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts. ❤ What a beautiful perspective! So glad you enjoyed the post! Have a great day! ❤
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Our constant companion, the shadow. Beautifully written. As usual amazing pics.
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Thank you, Veena, for your kind comment. ❤ All the best!
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A lovely poem with lovely images, well done👏
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Thank you, Christo, for your very kind response to the poem. I deeply appreciate it. ❤ Have a great weekend! 🙂
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When I was a child horror movies cause a fear fever to me. And I started fearing my shadow.🤯
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Wow, Lokesh, I am glad you survived this trauma! Thank you for sharing your thoughts. ❤ All the best!
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Now i know that shadows are the best actors of a show ! We are its directors.
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Shadows, never to be separated from those that make them. Holding on unless one separates from the ground for a temporary stretch of time.
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Thank you, Hamish, for sharing your thoughts. Glad you enjoyed the poem. All the best! 🙂
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