Rate:0.0 / 0 votes

The Shadow Comes

Harold Creggan 1950 (Tadcastor)

Free verse
The dark wave builds to a crest,
 people beware,
The dark prince deceives and lies,
 beware people, beware,
Lest freedom dies
there will be no liberty beneath
Our blue skies,
If you see the world ,
with trumper eyes.

About this poem

A warning about current political trends.

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Written on December 08, 2022

Submitted by on December 08, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

13 sec read
2

Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCBCDCEC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 216
Words 44
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
Full analysis for The Shadow Comes »

Harold Creggan

born 1st of May 1950, attended University of Cambridge 1968 more…

All Harold Creggan poems | Harold Creggan Books

1 fan

Discuss the poem The Shadow Comes with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "The Shadow Comes" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 6 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/145441/the-shadow-comes>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    More poems by

    Harold Creggan

    »

    May 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    25
    days
    6
    hours
    47
    minutes
    25 entries submitted — 125 remaining

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Our awesome collection of

    Promoted Poems

    »

    Browse Poetry.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    The repetition of vowel sounds is an example of _______.
    A rhyme
    B repetition
    C rhythm
    D assonance