Once again, I find myself sharing a poem so new it has only gone through one revision; for all intents and purposes, this is a first draft, but I liked it! Hope you do, too:
I took the photo just a couple of weeks ago while walking with my 2-year-old through town, and I could’ve stood there forever, finding images in the clouds: a face, a wolf, a hand, a centipede…what can you find?
By the way, for more poetry, head over to Reflections on the Teche, where Margaret (who is literally in two places at once) is hosting Poetry Friday today!
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Wonderful photo and poem! This is one of those poems that just feels complete and right. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you, Molly!
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That photo! Who needs TV when there’s a sky always there, always changing? Thank you for sharing the pic and your words.
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Thanks, Irene! Even living here in the country where one can stare at a beautiful sky most any day, it still surprises me sometimes.
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I love it, Matt! Yes, the sky is endlessly inspiring. I hope you & your daughter will have many happy times seeing what’s in the clouds.
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I hope so, too, Jane – thank you!
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Nice job! There’s something so wonderfully fanciful about cloud watching.
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Thanks, Jama…and these clouds were so wickedly mesmerizing, I had to capture the moment!
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I love cloud-watching, as you probably know. And love your poem, Matt, that “daydream sky”! I see a dancer and a rabbit’s head. Wonderful picture!
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Glad you liked it, Linda, thank you!
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Sometimes you just have to leave it alone. Don’t muddy it with too much. It is clear as a cirrus sky just the way it is.
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Thank you. Donna!
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Very nice, Matt–elegant even. You’ve even chosen a font to suit the wispy clouds.
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Thank you so much, Violet!
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We had gorgeous mare’s tales last week, too! In one, there was a blob of high-ice rainbow. As I watched, the cloud split, and so did the colors — red-orange-yellow in one cloud part and blue-green-violet in another. Then the reds disappeared and there was only a blue-green cloud left in the sky. It was most spectacular!
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Wow, it sounds spectacular! Would’ve have loved to have been able to witness that, Mary Lee.
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“Set the trees alight.” This is a beautiful image and poem. Just right for my dreamy mood today.
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Glad I helped your mood, Margaret – thanks!
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Well done, Matt! I agree with Violet, the font is perfect. Do you happen to know what it’s called?
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Thank you so much, Diane! The typeface is Black Chancery, and it’s a favorite of mine.
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I’m with Linda, in love with your “daydream sky” – sounds like a perfect Daddy outing, and your Muse came along, too!
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Thank you, Robyn! I actually had to force my muse to help me come up with something, as I had a few word-images in my head but no idea how to write the poem when I sat down Thursday night to create it. Fortunately, half an hour later, I had this!
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