Shadow
Silhouette
On the face of the moon
Am I.
A dark shadow in the light.
A silhouette am I
On the face of the moon
Lacking color
Or vivid brightness
But defined all the clearer
Because
I am dark,
Black on the face of the moon.
A shadow am I
Growing in the light,
Not understood
As is the day,
But more easily seen
Because
I am a shadow in the light.
Credit
Copyright © 2022 by Bruce Nugent. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on February 26, 2022, by the Academy of American Poets.
About this Poem
“Shadow” appeared in Opportunity III, no. 34 (October, 1925).
Author
Bruce Nugent
Richard Bruce Nugent was a poet, playwright, short story writer, and painter during the Harlem Renaissance movement.
Date Published
01/01/1925