BFFF, (My Shadow)
P. Y. Walker 1962 (Lyons, NY)
Sometimes when I cry - U seen not to care
I call u my friend - Even when ur not there
When the sun is up - I call out ur name
Laughing and playing - R happiness has no blame
Now the moon is full - Out comes the stars in the twilight
My shadow sheds a tear - For her world is not very bright
As the world goes by - Which brings forth another day
My shadow arose this morn - And wished me a Happy Valentines Day
About this poem
Not anything really special. It was not a great valentine day for me many years ago, when I wrote this, so I just put the pencil to the paper and...
Font size:
Written on February 14, 2013
Submitted by afta50 on February 14, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
- 28 sec read
- 2 Views
Quick analysis:
| Scheme | AA BB CC DD |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 418 |
| Words | 96 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2 |
1 fan
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"BFFF, (My Shadow)" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/153063/bfff,-(my-shadow)>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss the poem BFFF, (My Shadow) with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In