Sun and Shadows, by Davidson Garrett

Sunlight and Shadow, by Winslow Homer (USA). 1873.

​Sun and Shadows

1
Saffron sun blinds eyes
walking easterly forenoon.
Under a building’s
shadow, I briefly pause, don
overblown, Jackie O shades.
 
2
Trees casting shadows
and a hammock invite me 
to lie down in peace.
An intrusive sun invades
through insouciant branches.    
 
3
Is heaven framed by
golden sunlight? I wonder
if Satan’s shadow
sneaks beyond St. Peter’s gate?
No. Shadowy figures banned.     
 
4
You, a sun god, when
I fell love-crazy for your
sparkle. But alas,
the mythic hero I sensed,
just a sadistic shadow.
 
5
Peter Pan’s shadow
detached on television.
In childhood, it shocked.
Mary Martin’s radiance   
calmed. Her face, beams of sunshine.

Davidson Garrett

Davidson Garrett is a native of Louisiana and lives in New York City. He trained for the theatre
at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and graduated from The City College of New York.
He is a member of Actors Equity and SAG/AFTRA and has worked in television, film, and theatre
since 1973. His poetry has been published in The New York Times, The Episcopal New Yorker,
Sensations Magazine, First Literary Review East, Xavier Review from New Orleans, and in Podium:
the online literary journal of the 92nd Street Y. Davidson is the author of the poetry collection, King Lear of the Taxi, and most recently the chapbook, What Happened To The Man Who Taught Me Beowulf? and Other Poems. For over  40 years, Davidson has driven a yellow taxi to help subsidize his artistic pursuits.  www.adventpurplepress.com