SHADOW

 

 

 

 

Shadow,” Nugent's first published work, appeared in
Opportunity in October, 1925, when Nugent was 19.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.