Oh, There I Am

Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle

Your shadow is the best seeker.

I was scrolling through photos for Anne Bonfert’s shadow prompt. I stopped on this photo because of the tree shadow slicing through the bonfire pit and giggled when I realized my shadow was in the photo, something I missed the first time around.

I still remember when I was a little girl first noticing my shadow. Being annoyed by its stalking presence as I hopscotched on the sidewalk. “Get away!”

And watching my kids first discover their shadow, trying to outrun and hide from it.

But why be annoyed by your shadow? Embrace what it reveals.

“What men call the shadow of the body is not the shadow of the body, but is the body of the soul.” ― Oscar Wilde, A House of Pomegranates

Inspiration

Thank you Mary Chang Story Writer for your inspiration!

Tagging other six-word photo writers

Penny Grubb, Dennett, Sherry Kappel, Pene Hodge, Diana Lotti, pockett dessert, K. Barrett, Kim Zuch, Divina Grey, TC Hails, Will Hull, Ching Ching, Susan Alison, Sandi Parsons, Diana Lotti, B.R. Shenoy, Pulpo Viejo, Divina Grey, Arwyn Clark, Dunelair, Krystal Mossbarger, David Acaster, Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles, Kris Bedenian, keith kennedy

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