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My 2nd book "Wistful Thoughts" is now available through Amazon or from over 36,000 bookshops world wide

I was lucky enough from 2 years old to mainly live first in Las Palmos then at 8 we moved to Tanganika whIch was a wonderful place to live and I saw many things and had great experiences My poem Walk with me tells of some of them and left me with a great love of nature

I have now written 4 books with a 5th on its way then I think I may call it a day as I am not in the best of health life can be a stuggle And my 75 th birhday is in March

Wistful Thoughts

2 Jun 2015

by Shadow Hamilton

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Blog Posted:3/21/2025 2:04:00 PM

Ty for your kind wishes I am 75 today

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Suzanne
Delaney

Date: 3/27/2025 7:27:00 PM

Happy Belated Birthday. I hope you got to do something special.

Tania
Kitchin

Date: 3/23/2025 4:46:00 AM

Happy Belated birthday to you!

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/24/2025 8:11:00 AM

Ty Tania nice to see you hugs Shadow

John
Read

Date: 3/22/2025 11:55:00 AM

Happy birthday Shadow you'll soon be catching me up.

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/24/2025 8:09:00 AM

Ty John you cant keep an old timer down lol hugs Shadow

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 3/22/2025 7:31:00 AM

Oh, I saw on FB just now. Happy BDAY again, dear. (I am right behind you by five years)

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/24/2025 8:07:00 AM

hi Andy and ty dear friend hugs Shadow

Connie
Pachecho

Date: 3/22/2025 5:10:00 AM

Shadow the view from the top of the mountain is fascinating. Keep looking up. Best Birthday wishes.

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/24/2025 8:06:00 AM

Ty Connie yes I will and she was 3rd at cruft's in 2010 first and only time I went there Her daughter was even better but as I retired from breeding I did not take her hugs Shadow

Connie Pachecho
Date: 3/22/2025 5:13:00 AM

I also like the German Shepherd in your picture. That's a beauty.

thriveni c
mysore

Date: 3/22/2025 2:05:00 AM

Be blessed dear poet. Happy birthday!

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/24/2025 8:01:00 AM

TY Thriven nice of you and to meet you Hugs Shadow

Ink
Empress

Date: 3/22/2025 12:32:00 AM

Dead shadow, happy birthday! I hope you had a lovely one with your loved ones. Thank you for celebrating your birthday with us, a talented soul like you, we would like to appreciate today and always. Sending you light always

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/24/2025 7:57:00 AM

Ty Ink nice to hear from you hugs Shadow

Tom
Cunningham

Date: 3/21/2025 11:50:00 PM

Hope you have a wonderful birthday Shadow Tom

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/24/2025 7:55:00 AM

Ty Tom I had a lovely time Hugs Shadow

Jan
Allison

Date: 3/21/2025 6:49:00 PM

have a wonderful day Shadow! hugs Jan x

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/24/2025 7:54:00 AM

ty Jan it was a lovely day hugs Shadow

Arlo
Parker

Date: 3/21/2025 6:42:00 PM

Healthy Birthday Wishes, Sir. Best Day Ever!!!! =;]

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/24/2025 7:53:00 AM

Hum ty but I am not a sir i do not have the right equipment lol Joking aside ty Arlo it was a special day hugs Shadow

Brandy
Nicole

Date: 3/21/2025 5:32:00 PM

So wonderful to hear, Shadow. :) Happy birthday, my sweet friend. Here's a little something for ya. I hope you enjoy. :) Hugs, Brandy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sZmPHJPvZE

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/24/2025 7:47:00 AM

ty Brandy have a great day hugs Shadow

Silent
One

Date: 3/21/2025 3:35:00 PM

Happy birthday my friend. Hope you had a great day

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/24/2025 7:44:00 AM

I did ty Silent One it was very nice to hear from you too Hugs Shadow

Beryl
Edmonds

Date: 3/21/2025 2:36:00 PM

Happy Birthday Shadow. I met my husband 60 years ago today, I was sixteen… Beryl

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/24/2025 7:42:00 AM

HI Beryl sorry for slow response but my key board gave up the ghost. replaced now ty god ty for your wishes I had a lovely day hugs Shadow

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Contest Lets Tango Date Posted: 3/16/2024 4:40:00 AM
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Operation Date Posted: 2/18/2024 11:22:00 AM
Contests Date Posted: 1/31/2024 3:27:00 PM
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Villanelle contest Date Posted: 12/15/2023 12:13:00 PM
Thank you all contestants Date Posted: 12/12/2023 12:40:00 PM
Anthology Date Posted: 11/15/2023 3:14:00 PM
Wild Animal Contest Judging it and other contests Date Posted: 10/31/2023 3:10:00 PM
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Operation Date Posted: 8/16/2019 7:34:00 AM
Water Aid Date Posted: 7/30/2018 4:31:00 AM
Contest Rules Date Posted: 4/13/2018 2:53:00 AM
SuperVet Date Posted: 7/20/2017 5:41:00 PM
Great News Date Posted: 10/27/2016 6:46:00 AM
Results at last for As Autumn's Breeze Date Posted: 9/3/2016 3:32:00 PM
As Autumn's Breeze Date Posted: 9/2/2016 6:03:00 AM
Make a poem results Date Posted: 7/12/2016 5:27:00 PM
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Spring Flowers contest Date Posted: 4/11/2016 4:10:00 PM
Season's contest results Date Posted: 4/9/2016 9:13:00 AM

My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
3/25/2025	Old Hermit	Epic	freedom,mountains,spring,
3/15/2025	Hush	Free verse	spring,
3/14/2025	End	I do not know?	dark,day,night,
3/13/2025	whispers	Haiku	fate,
3/12/2025	birth	Haiku	birth,
3/8/2025	The water	Haiku	flower,sunshine,water,
3/7/2025	Do You Ever Stop and Look Around?	Free verse	animal,beauty,earth,life,
3/1/2025	Bees and Flowers	Haiku	flower,nature,sweet,
3/1/2025	A Buzz	Imagism	animal,birth,jesus,leader
2/28/2025	She	Personification	bird,fate,flying,sky,
2/26/2025	A Day Dream	Verse	day,deep,
2/26/2025	Cheetah	Haiku	cat,fate,
2/25/2025	The warmth of Spring	Free verse	beauty,color,spring,
2/8/2025	You know	Limerick	humorous,love,
2/8/2025	Spring	Haiku	flower,garden,spring,
2/6/2025	Cold	Haiku	longing,snow,
1/27/2025	The Ancient Druid 4	Narrative	absence,devotion,wisdom,
12/1/2024	Wistful Thoughts	Rhyme	dream,fantasy,
9/13/2024	Fish	Haiku	fish,river,silver,
9/6/2024	Money	Haiku	money,
8/23/2024	Softly	Haiku	bird,rain,sun,
7/26/2024	Beauty	Haiku	beauty,bird,flower,
7/22/2024	Act before its too late	Free verse	angst,death of a friend,e
6/25/2024	Dreaming	Free verse	dream,nature,sleep,
6/24/2024	Music	Haiku	life,music,nature,
5/27/2024	Love	Verse	love,
5/26/2024	Flowers and birds	Haiku	bird,flower,
5/19/2024	Hidden from sight	Free verse	absence,love,
5/15/2024	Woods	Rhyme	beauty,environment,summer
5/13/2024	wandering about	Rhyme	light,wind,
5/1/2024	The Odd Couple	Couplet	appreciation,flower,true
4/29/2024	The Outward Journey	Narrative	africa,journey,sea,
4/28/2024	Our Planet	Free verse	blessing,dark,light,
4/26/2024	The Ancient Druid 3	Narrative	care,deep,
4/15/2024	dark of night	Free verse	adventure,animal,mystery,
4/7/2024	The Ancient Druid 2	Narrative	appreciation,life,wisdom,
4/5/2024	Spring comes alive	Free verse	flower,fun,spring,
3/25/2024	Colour blazes out	Free verse	appreciation,beauty,creat
3/24/2024	Beware	I do not know?	flower,garden,
3/18/2024	LOOK AROUND YOU	Haibun	animal,bird,insect,
3/13/2024	Happiness	Free verse	happiness,joy,peace,
3/13/2024	The old apple tree	Free verse	green,tree,
3/12/2024	Pain	Free verse	angst,pain,
2/15/2024	Earth, Air, Water and Fire	Free verse	earth,giving,life,water,
2/13/2024	Sparkling Jewels	Free verse	nature,
2/7/2024	Ploughing	Free verse	farm,
2/7/2024	Weather	Haiku	weather,
2/3/2024	We Wait	Ode	birth,color,feelings,flow
2/3/2024	Alternative	Free verse	bird,music,
1/28/2024	Deer	Haiku	dog,race,
1/26/2024	The Ancient Druid	Narrative	blessing,dark,friend,moun
1/24/2024	Roll on spring	Haiku	animal,tree,
1/22/2024	In The Dawning	Free verse	dark,light,
1/20/2024	True Freedom part 3	Imagism	adventure,africa,animal,
1/19/2024	To Get True Freedom	Imagism	adventure,africa,
1/13/2024	Imagination	Imagism	animal,imagination,magic,
1/6/2024	The Hermit	Narrative	bird,dance,freedom,
1/5/2024	Birds	Haiku	bird,tree,
1/4/2024	weather	Haiku	snow,
12/31/2023	New Year	Free verse	animal,kiss,music,sky,
12/30/2023	Time to Dream At last	Rhyme	appreciation,dream,
12/29/2023	It Beckons	Rhyme	senses,
12/27/2023	Going Back	Free verse	evil,fear,night,
12/26/2023	The Haze	Free verse	bird,day,life,sun,sunshin
12/23/2023	Christmas	Free verse	christmas,
12/19/2023	Aroma	Haibun	animal,farm,senses,
12/18/2023	Waterfall	Haiku	bird,fish,water,
12/16/2023	moon	Haiku	moon,mountains,snow,winte
12/16/2023	nature's cry	Narrative	beautiful,planet,pollutio
12/14/2023	Off Grid	Free verse	dog,freedom,inspirational
12/7/2023	Changing Seasons	Epic	autumn,god,jesus,spring,s
12/7/2023	Fruits	Abecedarian	fruit,
12/6/2023	Light	Free verse	dark,light,sun,
12/6/2023	Time	Free verse	irony,time,
12/4/2023	Dark Side of Night	Prose Poetry	dark,moon,night,
12/1/2023	Dodoma	Free verse	africa,happy,ocean,
11/22/2023	Peace Abides	Free verse	snow,winter,
10/27/2023	Unselfish	Free verse	life,
10/22/2023	Winter Is On His Way	Free verse	winter,
10/7/2023	Night Bewitches	Personification	dark,moon,night,
10/2/2023	Anything Good	Free verse	day,moon,nature,night,sun
9/30/2023	Revolution Or Peace	Free verse	anger,discrimination,peac
9/27/2023	Wisdom	Monorhyme	wisdom,
9/24/2023	Harvest	Free verse	autumn,fruit,
9/23/2023	Autumn Creeps Up	Free verse	seasons,snow,
9/22/2023	Dust Devil	Rhyme	wind,
9/21/2023	Late At Night	Free verse	emotions,fear,night,
9/17/2023	Minstral 2 Rip	Free verse	dog,friend,
6/26/2022	Summer At Last	Imagism	passion,summer,youth,
6/25/2022	June	Free verse	bird,garden,joy,life,
3/26/2021	Those	Ode	1st grade,death of a frie
3/6/2021	Spring	Ode	nature,
3/24/2020	Are You Listening Yet	Verse	abuse,corruption,future,n
1/17/2020	Aunt Rita	Epitaph	death,death of a friend,
5/26/2019	Living Your Memories	Prose Poetry	africa,memory,senses,
3/17/2019	Your Inner Child	Verse	child,imagination,life,
3/7/2019	Watching Spring	Verse	bird,nature,spring,
3/1/2019	Spirit	Verse	spiritual,
1/12/2019	So It Starts	Verse	life,
11/24/2018	Santa Land	Verse	christmas,sleep,

My Photos

Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Give Peace a Chance	Rhyme	peace,
- Deep Forest -	Light Verse	animal,nature,
Limes, Lemons, Cherries	Light Verse	dad,humorous,life,writing
A Farmhouse Vale	Rispetto	family,home,house,life,
'sea Breeze'	Free verse	love,
Coming Out of the Shadows	Rhyme	introspection,
The Dingledot	Verse	fantasy,
The Swan	Free verse	beautiful,romantic,wife,
Ice King	Free verse	fantasy,
Kitten In the Barn	Rhyme	cat,funny,humorous,
Dueling Would Be Violins	Rhyme	kids,funny,humorous,silly
We Are Stuff As Dreams Are Made On	Sonnet	philosophy,universe,
Beneath the Copper Trees	Terzanelle	fantasy,trust,
Those Nights When	I do not know?	fantasy,passion,
Among the Stars	Pantoum	goodbye,grief,lonely,loss
Autumn	Rhyme	seasons,autumn,
Picture Perfect	Ekphrasis	adventure,fantasy,longing
Wept Beneath a Tree	Villanelle	feelings,love,memory,pass
The Angel 2	Rhyme	angel,love,
Children of the Valleys	Free verse	africa,children,poverty,
In So Many Ways	Sonnet	love,thank you,
Spilled Coffee	Couplet	life,
Leaves	Couplet	life,
The Scent of Your Feelings	Free verse	romantic,
Loneliness	Free verse	inspirational,introspecti
Rose Whisperer	Pantoum	garden,life,rose,
Wacko Jacko	Quatrain	silly,
Dragons Zoo Field Trip	Light Verse	adventure,fantasy,fun,fun
Dusk In the Mara	I do not know?	eve,
I Got Your Message	Free verse	girlfriend-boyfriend,lost
Kiss of Fate	Limerick	humor,humorous,silly,,fat
The Flower -Part One-	Free verse	art,beauty,birth,care,flo
Emerald Ocean	Terzanelle	nature,ocean,
Doorways To Yesterday	Free verse	memory,
Girl Rising	Free verse	change,freedom,
Turkey Chase	Couplet	giving,humor,
Wild Passion	Rispetto	heart,innocence,love,pass
Shadows of the Past	Light Verse	memory,
Too Young To Get Old	Quatrain	humor,
Newly Conceived Sunshine	Free verse	corruption,light,morning,
Soaked In Dew	Pantoum	night,peace,
Electric Shock Treatment	Quatrain	humor,
A Painted Lady's Kisses	Rhyme	beautiful,butterfly,
Zoo's Who	Personification	animal,
Just For You	Rhyme	color,life,nature,
Tangled Vines	Free verse	allegory,
To Be, Or Not To Be	Sonnet	nature,
A Walk In Winter	Rhyme	nature,romantic,snow,wint
Dear Juliet	Italian Sonnet	romance,
My Whiskey Was Dumped Into the Well	Rhyme	drink,water,
Among the Copper Trees	Terzanelle	beauty,nature,spiritual,
A Coffin For Two	Quatrain	humor,
Male Red Cardinal	Haiku	nature,
Initiative	Free verse	friendship,life,longing,l
Sunset	Pantoum	celebration,
Cinder Girl	Rhyme
Eglantine	Quatrain	love,nature,
Trees	Rhyme	tree,
Kiss of the Eagle	Rhyme	adventure,space,travel,
Rapture You Roughly -	Romanticism	dream,
Crossed Me At the Borderline, Just In Time	Rhyme	anti bullying,assonance,b
Red Yellow Purple Or Blue	Quatrain	happiness,
The Nature's Wonderful	Light Verse	nature,daffodils,
Great Spirit, Hear Me	Rhyme	earth,faith,nature,prayer
Asunder	Senryu	how i feel,introspection,
I Reach Towards Her Hand	Terzanelle	beautiful,love,
In Absence of the Soothing Light of Moon	Sonnet	lost love,
Duchess In Waiting	Clerihew	birth,celebrity,people,
Why	Free verse	people,poetry,truth,
The Elves Snow Party	Iambic Pentameter	adventure,celebration,chr
Turn, Turn, Turn	Sonnet	seasons,
Lone Wolf	Free verse	animal,freedom,moon,night
Blue	Tanka	color,nature,
Your Judas Like Tan	Dramatic Monologue	betrayal,change,conflict,
Lost My Song	Rhyme	absence,age,angel,beautif
Fairy Tale Lovers	Rhyme	love,
Betrayed	Rhyme	jealousy,recovery from,
Laugh With Jack Revisited	Quatrain	humorous,
Ancient Dance	Sonnet	love,
Around the Corner	Rhyme	fairy,magic,
The Old Lady In the Shoe	Rhyme	humor,
My Heart Skips a Beat My Love	Free verse	allegory,beauty,celebrati
For Just One Night	Quatrain	sensual,
Red Hot Loving	Free verse	humor,
Jogger and Logger	Limerick	funny,humor,irony,pain,sl
Oak Alley	Crystalline	tree,
The River of Tears	Free verse	emotions,goodbye,
Dreaming of Nature's Love So Rare	Terza Rima	autumn,beauty,earth,emoti
Thirsty Love	Narrative	love,lust,
The Stoned Pen - Humor	Narrative	humor,humorous,
Winter	Personification	winter,
He's Driving Her Crazy	Limerick	humorous,
Santa's Favorite - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	Italian Sonnet	allegory,appreciation,cel
Mustangs	Free verse	adventure,america,animal,
Waterfall	Verse	romance,water,
Crystalline Winter Hollow	Free verse	adventure,beauty,fire,hop
Simple Heaven	Dizain	heaven,
Inner Beauties Promise	Free verse	change,conflict,confusion
Florida Nature	Triolet	nature,
The Breadth of My Love	Free verse	love,planet,romance,roman

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John Posey	United States	Read
Honestly J.T.	United States	Read
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Charles Clive	United Kingdom	Read
Zebedee Wilson	United Kingdom	Read
Matthew Horstkotter	United States	Read
Carol Eastman	United States	Read
Monterey Sirak	United States	Read
Richard D Seal	United States	Read
Cyndi Macmillan	Canada	Read
Connie Gildersleeve	United States	Read
Anne Rutherford	Canada	Read
Isaiah Zerbst	United States	Read
Robert Johnson	United States	Read
Tom Zart	United States	Read
Gerald Kithinji	Kenya	Read
James Marshall Goff	United States	Read
Milton Toran	United States	Read
Kathryn Collins	United States	Read
Keith Bickerstaffe	United Kingdom	Read
Wayne Hill	United States	Read
Kelly Deschler	United States	Read
Robert Rogers	United States	Read
Roy Jerden	United States	Read
Stephen Curtis	Australia	Read
Vera Duggan	Australia	Read
Carolyn Devonshire	United States	Read
John Fleming	United Kingdom	Read
George Seal	United Kingdom	Read
Lindsay Laurie	Australia	Read
Emile Pinet	Canada	Read
Vince Suzadail Jr.	United States	Read
Hija De La Luna	Philippines	Read
Suzanne Delaney	United States	Read
Peter Dome	United Kingdom	Read
Joseph May	United States	Read
Maurice Yvonne	Canada	Read
Sam Toil	United States	Read
Eve Roper	United States	Read
M. L. Kiser	United States	Read
Alexis Y.	United States	Read
White Wolf	Australia	Read
Tanis Troutman	Canada	Read
Jesse Daniels	United States	Read
Robert Lindley	United States	Read
Kim Rodrigues	United States	Read
Mark Koplin	United States	Read
Timothy Mcguire	United States	Read
Hiya Sharma	India	Read
Bill Baker	United States	Read
Ink Empress	Maldives	Read
Max Burchett	United States	Read
Silent One	United Kingdom	Read
Line Gauthier	Canada	Read
Patrice Trice Jackson	United States	Read
Shiraz Iqbal	India	Read
Imran Islam	Bangladesh	Read
Craig Cornish	United States	Read
Martin Braun	United States	Read
Joseph Bueno	Philippines	Read
Thompson Emate	Nigeria	Read
Lonna Blodgett	United States	Read
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Tom Cunningham	United Kingdom	Read
Jan Allison	Isle Of Man	Read
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Hilda Greenhough	United States	Read
Paul White	United Kingdom	Read