I walk with my shadow

Together we stride

In  the morning sun 

We open arms wide

On dark winter days 

my shadow it hides

Waiting for sunshine

To brighten our skies

She doesn’t come out

When I’m in a wood

But the sun peeps through

So I think she could

She grows very tall

On a sandy beach

Much taller than me 

So my arms can’t reach

At the close of  day

She curls up so small

Then she hides away

Can’t see her at all

I long for the days

When the suns up high

My shadow and me

Come dance in the sky

She flickers and plays

Between light and shade

My shy dancing friend

Of darkness she’s made