Twilight: A Glimpse of Perfection

A shadow, like cinema is also a projection.

Twilight casts the last long shadow onto the lawn.

The shadow is true, falling exactly where it should.

Following obediently and growing as commanded.

A shadow that is disturbed becomes deformed.

The perfect shadow depends upon the perfect frame.

There is no perfect form upon which light will fall.

But a shadow cast onto a perfect frame is perfect.

Perfectly displayed outline, perfect in every detail.

But detail within the outline is completely lacking.

Color - nonexistent.

Texture - missing.

Nuance - hidden.

Form - lifeless?

The shadow reveals only the true direction of light.

Only night is able to break the shadow's obsession.

Light is the shadow's obsession.

For light is only known where it is not found.

Author's Note

Does a shadow reflect the light that a body absorbs?