Hello Norman, I'm Tinker here to review your Shadows.
You've probably moved on from this written in 2020 but it's new to me and my review is to show you your poem through my eyes.

First impression The title is kind of generic and might not draw in the casual reader.

Form Written in 4 quatrains with staggered mono-rhyme, xaxa xaxa xaxa xaxa, x being unrhymed. Metric pattern L1, L3, L4 of each stanza, iambic tetrameter, L2 of each stanza, iambic trimeter. I could not find a recognized Verse Form using the elements of this poem. However, it is very similar to some recognized Verse Forms created by English poets in the 20th and 21st centuries. So new form, if copied, is born.

Texture, rhythm, word choice, and sonics Because of the metric pattern, this has a fluid rhythm with texture. No particular words stand out as surprising though, the flow of the content does bring a sad surprise last stanza.

Suggestions I see no technical problems with this poem and have no suggestions for improvement.

I thought this piece uplifting and was surprised and saddened by the loss at the end. Well written.

Thank you for the read.

~~Tink



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