Dancing With My Shadow
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Twilight
In twilight there is certain calm,
a hectic day has been put aside
and it is too early to consider the dark of the night.
Here in the soft glow of transition one can
reflect on the past and plan for the future.
Although the daylight has dimmed, twilight offers
its own beam of wisdom, and sharper intuitive knowledge.
In twilight I can sit with my dogs and the three
of us emit a collective sigh. The dogs survey their realm
and I rest my eyes and see with my mind.
Twilight is a quiet, happy time for me and signals a break
at day’s end, no instant stop. Twilight is a time to slow down;
like putting the paddle in the canoe and drifting with the current.
In twilight I can look back and see the day as ripples in this silent moment.
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About the Book
In Dancing with My Shadow, newcomer Warren K. Olson presents the poems of one man's life. From the pain of Midnight in a Darkened Cathedral to the exuberance of Spring in Dogdom, Olson's work spans the decades, countries, and experiences that have brought him to today.
The book is a compilation of poems and essays about daydreams,
nightmares, love and loss; many of the entries cover more than one of
these subject matters within their content. Some of the subjects are
from his early teens, and all are from a mind with an explosive passion
for life; passion from the moment experienced at the time!
The stunning result renders poems carefully crafted to elicit emotion from the reader, painting pictures with words. The masterful work carries readers to places they may have never seen, and people they may have never met, with a clarity and precision that will make them wish they had.
About the Author
Warren K. Olson was born in Washington state, and raised in North Dakota. An engineer by trade, he is also a painter, a poet, a traveler, and an active volunteer with many non-profit organizations.
He currently resides in Morris, Illinois, with his beloved dogs Jigger and Blonde Jovie.