Shadows And Light

For The Vocal "The Sonnet of Shadows" Challenge

By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred Published about a year ago • 1 min read

'The Apparition' by Charles Maurin, undated

Introduction

This is inspired by Charles Maurin's image of "The Apparition" shared by The Enchanted Booklet here:

The music is the gorgeous, almost a cappella, "Shadows and Light" from the album "The Hissing Of Summer Lawns"

Shadows And Light

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A Dark Shadow Came Out Of The Night
An Apparition, Something Unknown
Had It Come To Extinguish Our Light
Its Presence Did Chill Us To The Bone
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Is This A Devil, Come To Harm Us
An Evil Menace Cloaked In Shadow
Surely We Are The Light, It Darkness
What Does It Want? That We Do Not Know
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On This Dark Chessboard, Are We To Fight?
The Creature Hiding Its Face From Us
We Are Standing On The Side Of Right
And We Will Shun The Shadow's Darkness
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We Lit Our Lanterns, Then It Took Flight
The Shade Disappeared Into The Night
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