Fading with the time

Men who were dead a year ago,
A decade ago and a century ago
Will zoom as shadows of men who stand
A feet away, a yard away and
A furlong away before a lamp
In that order, fading with the time.
Shadow is not the size of the object
23.08.2009

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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