Cast in the imagery of shadows, the poem ‘Hide and Seek’ illustrates the chase of courtship, the hide and seek game of two young shadows on auburn meadows in dwindling light around the hedge. ‘Hers’ bounced in gaiety towards ‘His’ while ‘His’ slipped away into the haze of hoary yesterday. She waits for him and he reappears…but the hedge had blackened and the flowers had drooped and the birds had flown away …. What happens next? Read on/ Listen in.