The Shadow of Days by Neil Ellman

The Shadow of Days by Wifredo Lam (Cuban), 1970.

The Shadow of Days
 
Monday’s shadow falls
from the Sabbath cast
by Sunday’s prayers.
 
Tuesday, like the sun
eclipsed,  hides behind
the Moon Day’s face.
 
Wednesday and Thursday
shadowy twins attached
at each other’s hip.
 
Friday alone
without a shadow of its own
walks the sunless streets.
 
Saturday, the damned,
a shadow of itself
at the end of time.
 
Days follow days
making shadows from the light
and turning them to night.

Neil Ellman

Neil Ellman, a poet from New Jersey, has published numerous poems, more than 850 of which are ekphrastic, in print and online journals, anthologies and chapbooks throughout the world.  He has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize and twice for Best of the Net.