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"cloud" poems
My sea is far away, let's meet somewhere closer, under the same cloud. My blue water is for the sun. I sing beneath the waves. My rose is for the show. I am imbued in the fragrance. Love is in the air; the scent wafts into my heart. My sky is open wide, beyond the rainbow on high, beyond the peacock's eyes. It embraces the earth, reaching far and wide. As the wind blows along the way, flying beneath the endless blue, a mesmerising sight from the bird's-eye view, a butterfly slips out and begins to sway!
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Jul 11, 2018
Jul 11, 2018 at 11:11 PM UTC
Beneath The Blue Butterfly
It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of ANNABEL LEE; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea: But we loved with a love that was more than love— I and my ANNABEL LEE; With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Coveted her and me. And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the sea, A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling My beautiful ANNABEL LEE; So that her highborn kinsmen came And bore her away from me, To shut her up in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea. The angels, not half so happy in heaven, Went envying her and me— Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know, In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of the cloud by night, Chilling and killing my ANNABEL LEE. But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we— Of many far wiser than we— And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE. For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE; And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes Of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, In her sepulchre there by the sea— In her tomb by the side of the sea.
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Annabel Lee
It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of ANNABEL LEE; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea: But we loved with a love that was more than love— I and my ANNABEL LEE; With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Coveted her and me. And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the sea, A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling My beautiful ANNABEL LEE; So that her highborn kinsmen came And bore her away from me, To shut her up in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea. The angels, not half so happy in heaven, Went envying her and me— Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know, In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of the cloud by night, Chilling and killing my ANNABEL LEE. But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we— Of many far wiser than we— And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE. For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE; And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes Of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, In her sepulchre there by the sea— In her tomb by the side of the sea.
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So many of us sit, think and still wonder, But have we ever gave ourselves the chance to ask? Well no! We just rejoice and find oursleves floating on cloud nine because "it is just another public holiday" So many of us have cherished this day, as a day of drinking, parting and being in the family way. Which "Us" am i refering to? Well it is the youth of South Africa, That can only sing "Freedom is coming tomorrow" very well without knowing the significance of that freedom and what it took for this freedom to come well let me take you back to the hands of time. In June 16, 1976 the mongoloid youth of South Africa marched down the streets of Soweto for this freedom we have today. BLOOD SHADE, SCREAMS, EXPLOIDING SOUNDS and the cries of faces without races filled the streets of Soweto. Parents feared for the lives of their children, but who knew that adolescents could be so brave? They stood together in unity, the same unity we lack today. Fought for what was right and that came with their African roots, which we nolonger honour today, they fought against the usage af Afrikaans as the main language of communication at schools. And look where it left us today. We have the Right to choice and the Freedom of association. And not forgeting that, they left us with the courage to say "WE ARE PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICANS"
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Jun 11, 2015
Jun 11, 2015 at 11:19 AM UTC
Youth day (June 16, 1976)
dust cloud heavy in an apricot sky cottonwood mucker under ambrose pale whippet and shepherd mill at the earth patch yellow birch hangs over red bench park combine shavings in crack rust brown scissors chips fall at the back stop whiskey jack looters sing patented chords siblings (and 2 wheel enthusiasts!) give thanks joyous retrievers master the criss cross bare maples stand at settlers way barred owl and blue jay whistle in the fore-wind ghosts and goblins pull on the seeds wind gusts belt over the west gulch a blood rush churns in the chilling fall morn hallowed grounds still at the midday quiet reflections of the afghan and hound jumpers unite at the oxbow route runners bend (on a sultry foray!) meadows exposed in the framework ball parks empty with pennants past barrel dirt favors the brew house crimson and copper find bracken ridge gate harvest hands savor the honey and hops blankets of color for a winter's hatch brush fire kept under steady peruse bark bites fly and embers glow pine cones drop from the timber tops 3 wick candles grace the dinner place shiver and ****** at the piper's call cob web dew on the shadowy gates a chilled mist mellows the season's return ~ poets and artists and dreamers awake
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Oct 9, 2017
Oct 9, 2017 at 11:55 PM UTC
river of golden dreams
It's my best friend, and my nightmere- it's all that I love and everything I fear. It's my fulfillment, my bottomless sorrow- bringing dark thoughts of no tomorrow. It's my strength, my greatest plight- this evil addiction I try to fight. It's my oblivion, my heartbreaking pain- a toxic cloud that's killing my brain. It's my protection, my paranoid lies- the Devil himself in crystal disguise. It's my sanity, my endless strife- this methamphetamine destroying my life. It's my reality, my make-believe bliss- I just never imagined I would end up like this....
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Mar 9, 2017
Mar 9, 2017 at 7:53 PM UTC
My Reality
I never knew you could know me so much better I ignored all the great weather the darkest cloud hung over me and I let my head fall on the air my hair was still wet but not the day that we met Was it someone like you who did it to be so kind Leaves on the grass with words drawn out You admired me and wanted to hold my hand I let the curtains fly in Didn’t want the wind to pass me by Wearing the t-shirts with the cheesiest slogans Dropping love on my sleeve Too many wishes that I hope they’re not an omen I never knew a heart could beat for me
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Jun 14, 2014
Jun 14, 2014 at 7:43 AM UTC
red red red/cheesy
1 It was one of those clear,sharp.mustless days That summer and man delight in. Never had Heaven seemed quite so high, Never had earth seemed quite so green, Never had the world seemed quite so clean Or sky so nigh. And I heard the Deity’s voice in The sun’s warm rays, And the white cloud’s intricate maze, And the blue sky’s beautiful sheen. 2 I looked to the heavens and saw him there,— A black speck downward drifting, Nearer and nearer he steadily sailed, Nearer and nearer he slid through space, In an unending aerial race, This sailor who hailed From the Clime of the Clouds.—Ever shifting, On billows of air And the blue sky seemed never so fair, And the rest of the world kept pace. 3 On the white of his head the sun flashed bright; And he battled the wind with wide pinions, Clearer and clearer the gale whistled loud, Clearer and clearer he came into view,— Bigger and blacker against the blue. Then a dragon of cloud Gathering all its minions Rushed to the fight, And swallowed him up in a bite; And the sky lay empty clear through. 4 Long I watched. And at last afar Caught sight of a speck in the vastness; Ever smaller,ever decreasing, Ever drifting,drifting awayInto the endless realms of day; Finally ceasing. So into Heaven’s vast fastness Vanished that bar Of black,as a fluttering star Goes out while still on its way. 5 So I lost him. But I shall always see In my mind The warm,yellow sun,and the ether free; The vista’s sky,and the white cloud trailing, Trailing behind,— And below the young earth’s summer-green arbors, And on high the eagle,—sailing,sailing Into far skies and unknown harbors
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The Eagle
1 It was one of those clear,sharp.mustless days That summer and man delight in. Never had Heaven seemed quite so high, Never had earth seemed quite so green, Never had the world seemed quite so clean Or sky so nigh. And I heard the Deity’s voice in The sun’s warm rays, And the white cloud’s intricate maze, And the blue sky’s beautiful sheen. 2 I looked to the heavens and saw him there,— A black speck downward drifting, Nearer and nearer he steadily sailed, Nearer and nearer he slid through space, In an unending aerial race, This sailor who hailed From the Clime of the Clouds.—Ever shifting, On billows of air And the blue sky seemed never so fair, And the rest of the world kept pace. 3 On the white of his head the sun flashed bright; And he battled the wind with wide pinions, Clearer and clearer the gale whistled loud, Clearer and clearer he came into view,— Bigger and blacker against the blue. Then a dragon of cloud Gathering all its minions Rushed to the fight, And swallowed him up in a bite; And the sky lay empty clear through. 4 Long I watched. And at last afar Caught sight of a speck in the vastness; Ever smaller,ever decreasing, Ever drifting,drifting awayInto the endless realms of day; Finally ceasing. So into Heaven’s vast fastness Vanished that bar Of black,as a fluttering star Goes out while still on its way. 5 So I lost him. But I shall always see In my mind The warm,yellow sun,and the ether free; The vista’s sky,and the white cloud trailing, Trailing behind,— And below the young earth’s summer-green arbors, And on high the eagle,—sailing,sailing Into far skies and unknown harbors
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Today’s cloud is a rainbow Dark blue Light blue Orange Pink With white Outlines Some clouds are Pentecostal fury Orange cotton burning With daylight’s rage Swirling and smoking Working themselves Up into a storm of retribution The clouds descend Bluish grey beasts Swallowing The skies Consuming All things in sight Leaving nothing But a lone tree To stand against The rain and sleet
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Sep 12, 2015
Sep 12, 2015 at 4:04 PM UTC
The Clouds
through the glass this is so pretty. is this the future? its stretching in every direction. "where is the car in front of me" is a good question flurries cloud her vision swirling and streaming through the air its not snowing but the dust is undoubtedly there my eyes are wide focused on the sky above never have i seen such blazing color scorching the night sky
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Dec 6, 2014
Dec 6, 2014 at 6:19 PM UTC
Beautiful Pollution
Not easy to state the change you made. If I'm alive now, then I was dead, Though, like a stone, unbothered by it, Staying put according to habit. You didn't just tow me an inch, no-- Nor leave me to set my small bald eye Skyward again, without hope, of course, Of apprehending blueness, or stars. That wasn't it. I slept, say: a snake Masked among black rocks as a black rock In the white hiatus of winter-- Like my neighbors, taking no pleasure In the million perfectly-chisled Cheeks alighting each moment to melt My cheeks of basalt. They turned to tears, Angels weeping over dull natures, But didn't convince me. Those tears froze. Each dead head had a visor of ice. And I slept on like a bent finger. The first thing I was was sheer air And the locked drops rising in dew Limpid as spirits. Many stones lay Dense and expressionless round about. I didn't know what to make of it. I shone, mice-scaled, and unfolded To pour myself out like a fluid Among bird feet and the stems of plants. I wasn't fooled. I knew you at once. Tree and stone glittered, without shadows. My finger-length grew lucent as glass. I started to bud like a March twig: An arm and a leg, and arm, a leg. From stone to cloud, so I ascended. Now I resemble a sort of god Floating through the air in my soul-shift Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift.
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Love Letter
BLESSED be this place, More blessed still this tower; A ****** arrogant power Rose out of the race Uttering, mastering it, Rose like these walls from these Storm-beaten cottages -- In mockery I have set A powerful emblem up, And sing it rhyme upon rhyme In mockery of a time HaIf dead at the top. Alexandria's was a beacon tower, and Babylon's An image of the moving heavens, a log-book of the sun's journey and the moon's; And Shelley had his towers, thought's crowned powers he called them once. I declare this tower is my symbol; I declare This winding, gyring, spiring treadmill of a stair is my ancestral stair; That Goldsmith and the Dean, Berkeley and Burke have travelled there. Swift beating on his breast in sibylline frenzy blind Because the heart in his blood-sodden breast had dragged him down into mankind, Goldsmith deliberately sipping at the honey-pot of his mind, And haughtier-headed Burke that proved the State a tree, That this unconquerable labyrinth of the birds, cen- tury after century, Cast but dead leaves to mathematical equality; And God-appointed Berkeley that proved all things a dream, That this pragmatical, preposterous pig of a world, its farrow that so solid seem, Must vanish on the instant if the mind but change its theme; Saeva Indignatio and the labourer's hire, The strength that gives our blood and state magnani- mity of its own desire; Everything that is not God consumed with intellectual fire. III The purity of the unclouded moon Has flung its atrowy shaft upon the floor. Seven centuries have passed and it is pure, The blood of innocence has left no stain. There, on blood-saturated ground, have stood Soldier, assassin, executioner. Whether for daily pittance or in blind fear Or out of abstract hatred, and shed blood, But could not cast a single jet thereon. Odour of blood on the ancestral stair! And we that have shed none must gather there And clamour in drunken frenzy for the moon. IV Upon the dusty, glittering windows cling, And seem to cling upon the moonlit skies, Tortoiseshell butterflies, peacock butterflies, A couple of night-moths are on the wing. Is every modern nation like the tower, Half dead at the top? No matter what I said, For wisdom is the property of the dead, A something incompatible with life; and power, Like everything that has the stain of blood, A property of the living; but no stain Can come upon the visage of the moon When it has looked in glory from a cloud.
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Blood And The Moon
BLESSED be this place, More blessed still this tower; A ****** arrogant power Rose out of the race Uttering, mastering it, Rose like these walls from these Storm-beaten cottages -- In mockery I have set A powerful emblem up, And sing it rhyme upon rhyme In mockery of a time HaIf dead at the top. Alexandria's was a beacon tower, and Babylon's An image of the moving heavens, a log-book of the sun's journey and the moon's; And Shelley had his towers, thought's crowned powers he called them once. I declare this tower is my symbol; I declare This winding, gyring, spiring treadmill of a stair is my ancestral stair; That Goldsmith and the Dean, Berkeley and Burke have travelled there. Swift beating on his breast in sibylline frenzy blind Because the heart in his blood-sodden breast had dragged him down into mankind, Goldsmith deliberately sipping at the honey-pot of his mind, And haughtier-headed Burke that proved the State a tree, That this unconquerable labyrinth of the birds, cen- tury after century, Cast but dead leaves to mathematical equality; And God-appointed Berkeley that proved all things a dream, That this pragmatical, preposterous pig of a world, its farrow that so solid seem, Must vanish on the instant if the mind but change its theme; Saeva Indignatio and the labourer's hire, The strength that gives our blood and state magnani- mity of its own desire; Everything that is not God consumed with intellectual fire. III The purity of the unclouded moon Has flung its atrowy shaft upon the floor. Seven centuries have passed and it is pure, The blood of innocence has left no stain. There, on blood-saturated ground, have stood Soldier, assassin, executioner. Whether for daily pittance or in blind fear Or out of abstract hatred, and shed blood, But could not cast a single jet thereon. Odour of blood on the ancestral stair! And we that have shed none must gather there And clamour in drunken frenzy for the moon. IV Upon the dusty, glittering windows cling, And seem to cling upon the moonlit skies, Tortoiseshell butterflies, peacock butterflies, A couple of night-moths are on the wing. Is every modern nation like the tower, Half dead at the top? No matter what I said, For wisdom is the property of the dead, A something incompatible with life; and power, Like everything that has the stain of blood, A property of the living; but no stain Can come upon the visage of the moon When it has looked in glory from a cloud.
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in a room full of peacocks i am now an ostrich and i don't know if any of you know how it feels to be a splash of grey in a room full of brilliant blues and greens it's like being a lonely, pitiful cloud against a blue sky with leafy trim maybe i have my head in the sand because i don't want to be shallow but you'd be right if you guessed it's because i actually don't want to be seen when my face looks like this which is such a cowardly thing to do (i really shouldn't care) i read Journey to the Center of the Earth in middle school, and the only thing i remember is that it was the volcanoes that erupted (like the hives that erupted across my face this past week) that led them to find it- the heart of life and natural beauty; more breathtaking than the flawless plumage of the peacocks
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Feb 1, 2013
Feb 1, 2013 at 11:18 PM UTC
in a room full of peacocks
Here it goes again. Another poem to describe how useless I am. How tattered my soul is. How my brain resembles my hands, callused, numb, and broken dry skin. I'm a terrible person. Self indulgent and full of sin. And here it goes again. In the mirror I see nothing. A big steaming pile of nothing. Full of wasted dreams, 'what ifs' and 'one days.' The **** that I write never comes out right. The **** that I dream is just that: a big steaming pile of nothing. Here it goes again. As if I am something. But I can't get past how useless I am. A speck in this cosmic dust cloud. And here I go again, thinking I am a tornado. How I will crush your dream home and leave behind a big steaming pile of debris. Here I go again, thinking I am nothing. When really, I am something. I am a speck in this cosmic cloud, without me that tornado wouldn't be.
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Nov 6, 2014
Nov 6, 2014 at 10:38 PM UTC
A message to the hopeless.
When she turned her gaze upon me, I was a mote of dust caught in a beam of sunlight I was huge and beautiful and bright. I laughed and danced and shone. And when she turned away, a cloud moved across the sun and I was extinguished.
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Jan 11, 2010
Jan 11, 2010 at 4:14 AM UTC
Mote
Laying in my bed curled up Acid in my throat because I didn’t eat Clenching my fists around my blankets because I can’t sleep Are you thinking of me? Laying in a tent, uncomfortably, Snuggling close to your fluffy white dog or your younger brother to stay warm. Are you missing me? No. Not the way I’m missing you You’re not thinking of me the way I’m thinking of you And though it means the world to me that a beautiful soul like yours is friends with a storm cloud like me, it shatters my heart into thousands of sharp, jagged pieces that you’re ~ just ~ my friend. “I’m sorry but I need to know, is it mutual? It’s alright if it’s a no, I can handle it, I just want you...to be honest” A pause... Then the raindrop falls. “Right now, it’s a no” Ripples. Right now. Right now. Right now. No. No. No. STOP. I care about you so much, I know I need to let you go, so you would never read this, and I would never show anyone this. It’s all swirling around in my chest, faster and faster until it explodes, word ***** and tears. I love you. I didn’t tell you I loved you, only that I had feelings for you. Why bother? It would’ve made things more painful for me, more bitter for you. But I can’t show you this. I don’t want you to change. I don’t want you to change the way you speak to me, to change your mind when you’re about to type a heart emoji, to stop yourself after just saying “goodnight” and leave out the “baby” This is my undoing, not yours, and I want you to keep letting me be your anchor, your shoulder, your shield, my open arms waiting to catch you when you tumble from your flight. I can’t keep loving you, I can’t stop loving you. I want to stop feeling at all.
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Aug 6, 2018
Aug 6, 2018 at 1:42 AM UTC
45 Miles Apart
Laying in my bed curled up Acid in my throat because I didn’t eat Clenching my fists around my blankets because I can’t sleep Are you thinking of me? Laying in a tent, uncomfortably, Snuggling close to your fluffy white dog or your younger brother to stay warm. Are you missing me? No. Not the way I’m missing you You’re not thinking of me the way I’m thinking of you And though it means the world to me that a beautiful soul like yours is friends with a storm cloud like me, it shatters my heart into thousands of sharp, jagged pieces that you’re ~ just ~ my friend. “I’m sorry but I need to know, is it mutual? It’s alright if it’s a no, I can handle it, I just want you...to be honest” A pause... Then the raindrop falls. “Right now, it’s a no” Ripples. Right now. Right now. Right now. No. No. No. STOP. I care about you so much, I know I need to let you go, so you would never read this, and I would never show anyone this. It’s all swirling around in my chest, faster and faster until it explodes, word ***** and tears. I love you. I didn’t tell you I loved you, only that I had feelings for you. Why bother? It would’ve made things more painful for me, more bitter for you. But I can’t show you this. I don’t want you to change. I don’t want you to change the way you speak to me, to change your mind when you’re about to type a heart emoji, to stop yourself after just saying “goodnight” and leave out the “baby” This is my undoing, not yours, and I want you to keep letting me be your anchor, your shoulder, your shield, my open arms waiting to catch you when you tumble from your flight. I can’t keep loving you, I can’t stop loving you. I want to stop feeling at all.
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i'm telling you. the clouds were meant for the ground. but they hung themselves.
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Mar 17, 2015
Mar 17, 2015 at 9:43 AM UTC
cloud suicide.
~ *O Painter with thy own eye                         would thee paint me in mine own natural hue prithee paint me as i am, imperfections             and blemishes true Load thy brush                       with colors sundry to maketh yond first pure sweep across the ****** frieze, fill'd with pangs of hunger. paint me as i standeth                   bethought, in deep With mine own love and mine own desire, blurring the edges unclean with mine own regrets                   and mine own mental gyre, in mine own natural age,                of deep forest green O Painter Paint me sinister turquoise, in lavender and maroon, combine the amethyst and amber blend the iceberg        and the indigo moon. Paint me as i standeth,        prithee see with thy eye a mistress in yond lady plight Prithee paint me all i am i cullionly a mistress in all yond lady might Paint me in the optimistic                              silv'r of dawn, but don’t miss the purple to shade the bruise                               of the bygone. paint me in the sky blue journal O Painter Paint me as a unique template smudge black white and grizzled merging all the colors of thy palette. col'r me a rainbow                             in a rainy drizzle Paint me tall so yond i standeth loftier than any mountain Paint me as a dram bird, delicate with soft feathers silken Paint me harmony, as a violin so yond i can sing thy solitary tune paint me as thy poetry          with song and melody wrapp'd in a cocoon O Painter paint me as a dream yond rises                                in did saturate colors with a steady upbeat flight awry tint, a fluttering              of a quite quaint butterfly Portray me with endurance imbue so bold and bright doth not hesitate                 to depict mine own mind in profound fuchsia and white. Useth the colors yond thee would borrow Thy palette not yet exsufflicate Paint mine own loss and mine own sorrow in search of a shade so ****** Adorn mine own heart in glowing garnet at which hour thee paint mine own love add a true broken blue shade of the cloud and the rain above; Study mine own dry sorrow                               in mine own soul useth any shade thee plaited soften the edges of control in a tinge of xanthene. O Painter Prithee paint me Mine own passion and mine own spirit shall has't a crimson r'd hint mine own remorse and mine own regret shall reflect an ink stain print Paint me in mine own eye so true O Painter but add a dash of courage too* ~
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Dec 17, 2017
Dec 17, 2017 at 10:52 AM UTC
O Painter
~ *O Painter with thy own eye                         would thee paint me in mine own natural hue prithee paint me as i am, imperfections             and blemishes true Load thy brush                       with colors sundry to maketh yond first pure sweep across the ****** frieze, fill'd with pangs of hunger. paint me as i standeth                   bethought, in deep With mine own love and mine own desire, blurring the edges unclean with mine own regrets                   and mine own mental gyre, in mine own natural age,                of deep forest green O Painter Paint me sinister turquoise, in lavender and maroon, combine the amethyst and amber blend the iceberg        and the indigo moon. Paint me as i standeth,        prithee see with thy eye a mistress in yond lady plight Prithee paint me all i am i cullionly a mistress in all yond lady might Paint me in the optimistic                              silv'r of dawn, but don’t miss the purple to shade the bruise                               of the bygone. paint me in the sky blue journal O Painter Paint me as a unique template smudge black white and grizzled merging all the colors of thy palette. col'r me a rainbow                             in a rainy drizzle Paint me tall so yond i standeth loftier than any mountain Paint me as a dram bird, delicate with soft feathers silken Paint me harmony, as a violin so yond i can sing thy solitary tune paint me as thy poetry          with song and melody wrapp'd in a cocoon O Painter paint me as a dream yond rises                                in did saturate colors with a steady upbeat flight awry tint, a fluttering              of a quite quaint butterfly Portray me with endurance imbue so bold and bright doth not hesitate                 to depict mine own mind in profound fuchsia and white. Useth the colors yond thee would borrow Thy palette not yet exsufflicate Paint mine own loss and mine own sorrow in search of a shade so ****** Adorn mine own heart in glowing garnet at which hour thee paint mine own love add a true broken blue shade of the cloud and the rain above; Study mine own dry sorrow                               in mine own soul useth any shade thee plaited soften the edges of control in a tinge of xanthene. O Painter Prithee paint me Mine own passion and mine own spirit shall has't a crimson r'd hint mine own remorse and mine own regret shall reflect an ink stain print Paint me in mine own eye so true O Painter but add a dash of courage too* ~
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O'er the midnight moorlands crying, Thro' the cypress forests sighing, In the night-wind madly flying, Hellish forms with streaming hair; In the barren branches creaking, By the stagnant swamp-pools speaking, Past the shore-cliffs ever shrieking, Damn'd demons of despair. Once, I think I half remember, Ere the grey skies of November Quench'd my youth's aspiring ember, Liv'd there such a thing as bliss; Skies that now are dark were beaming, Bold and azure, splendid seeming Till I learn'd it all was dreaming — Deadly drowsiness of Dis. But the stream of Time, swift flowing, Brings the torment of half-knowing — Dimly rushing, blindly going Past the never-trodden lea; And the voyager, repining, Sees the wicked death-fires shining, Hears the wicked petrel's whining As he helpless drifts to sea. Evil wings in ether beating; Vultures at the spirit eating; Things unseen forever fleeting Black against the leering sky. Ghastly shades of bygone gladness, Clawing fiends of future sadness, Mingle in a cloud of madness Ever on the soul to lie. Thus the living, lone and sobbing, In the throes of anguish throbbing, With the loathsome Furies robbing Night and noon of peace and rest. But beyond the groans and grating Of abhorrent Life, is waiting Sweet Oblivion, culminating All the years of fruitless quest.
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Despair
The distant park Was a graveyard of dead stars. Each streetlight a system of worlds, So many lives between each mote of light, Indistinguishable in their unique love, Bespoke hate, and the drama of the modern age. Drunk laughter behind transparent Double doors. Another hotel balcony, Another cloud behind the canopy Of marijuana eyes To unsettle me from the crowd. She points out, when you look closely You can see the disorder Amongst all constellations Of life and love and litter; Of discarded Coke cans And temporary highs. She says this is not a scene To imbue the ****** of a present mind, More to baulk at the incompletion Of one thousand to-do lists; A million reasons why You should just stay inside. She says you can see the human swell Of ignorance, our city lights Blotting out the stars In a black ocean of broken politic And irretrievable fault lines- Divisions between us all. Lives twisted with professional smiles And eyes lit with stunning indifference. Still, I have felt charity and warmth On the doorstep of lunatics and fascists. I have read the love of life In faces of those who gave up. I have recounted countless artists Who saw beauty In moments that precisely lacked it. I have spent too many nights In anaesthesia, Fleeing each instance of feeling And terror; all the tremors That tell me I am still alive. Continued to stare at the lights Long after her voice And the laughter inside had gone. Heard waves in the traffic. A world so large, so expansive, It can never truly sleep. Every broken heart, Every war-torn land, Every promotion, Every one-night stand. I wonder what would happen If we all stood still. If we all took one moment To observe the motion That unfolds beneath Our static windowsill. If we all took one moment To recover our loss. The wars that we won, The feelings, forgot. The hell we retain; Our paradise, lost.
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Feb 6, 2017
Feb 6, 2017 at 11:07 AM UTC
Windowsill
The distant park Was a graveyard of dead stars. Each streetlight a system of worlds, So many lives between each mote of light, Indistinguishable in their unique love, Bespoke hate, and the drama of the modern age. Drunk laughter behind transparent Double doors. Another hotel balcony, Another cloud behind the canopy Of marijuana eyes To unsettle me from the crowd. She points out, when you look closely You can see the disorder Amongst all constellations Of life and love and litter; Of discarded Coke cans And temporary highs. She says this is not a scene To imbue the ****** of a present mind, More to baulk at the incompletion Of one thousand to-do lists; A million reasons why You should just stay inside. She says you can see the human swell Of ignorance, our city lights Blotting out the stars In a black ocean of broken politic And irretrievable fault lines- Divisions between us all. Lives twisted with professional smiles And eyes lit with stunning indifference. Still, I have felt charity and warmth On the doorstep of lunatics and fascists. I have read the love of life In faces of those who gave up. I have recounted countless artists Who saw beauty In moments that precisely lacked it. I have spent too many nights In anaesthesia, Fleeing each instance of feeling And terror; all the tremors That tell me I am still alive. Continued to stare at the lights Long after her voice And the laughter inside had gone. Heard waves in the traffic. A world so large, so expansive, It can never truly sleep. Every broken heart, Every war-torn land, Every promotion, Every one-night stand. I wonder what would happen If we all stood still. If we all took one moment To observe the motion That unfolds beneath Our static windowsill. If we all took one moment To recover our loss. The wars that we won, The feelings, forgot. The hell we retain; Our paradise, lost.
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629 I watched the Moon around the House Until upon a Pane— She stopped—a Traveller’s privilege—for Rest— And there upon I gazed—as at a stranger— The Lady in the Town Doth think no incivility To lift her Glass—upon— But never Stranger justified The Curiosity Like Mine—for not a Foot—nor Hand— Nor Formula—had she— But like a Head—a Guillotine Slid carelessly away— Did independent, Amber— Sustain her in the sky— Or like a Stemless Flower— Upheld in rolling Air By finer Gravitations— Than bind Philosopher— No Hunger—had she—nor an Inn— Her Toilette—to suffice— Nor Avocation—nor Concern For little Mysteries As harass us—like Life—and Death— And Afterwards—or Nay— But seemed engrossed to Absolute— With shining—and the Sky— The privilege to scrutinize Was scarce upon my Eyes When, with a Silver practise— She vaulted out of Gaze— And next—I met her on a Cloud— Myself too far below To follow her superior Road— Or its advantage—Blue—
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I watched the Moon around the House
have you ever paid attention to the sky? i sure have every car ride every walk outside everytime im sad i look to the clouds above. the clouds have feelings they, just like us, get sad angry, and frustrated at times but they are kind to us down below they reward us with their beauty they are similar to us with one more thing they too, like most of us, have a best friend i bet they share secrets and stories right as they're going to bed behind the city skyline together they make the perfect team to bring smiles all around when the colors of the sun and the grace of the clouds bleed together it puts our hearts at ease next time, just look up.
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Aug 10, 2018
Aug 10, 2018 at 8:45 AM UTC
cloud 9
The clouds always seem to want to float higher As if the higher they go, the closer they get to heaven. Maybe that's true, I wouldn't know, I'm not a cloud But if I were, I'd want to go higher too..
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Jun 18, 2014
Jun 18, 2014 at 1:35 PM UTC
Clouds
They look out from the terrace. At the borders of sight live rocky hills behind brown and golden and olive crop under a cloudless sky. BANG! An artificial cloud. “Mira,” she points, “Venga!” They fly down stairs, diving like sparrows into the street. Boys sprint across pavements and climb; men vault over fences in time for news to reach ears. "¡Ya vienen!" Excitement and fear. The rattling of cow bells and galloping nears. Men bait and dodge horns and escape through doors and up and over red wooden bars. Sticks beat on the concrete ground and closer, louder, gallops sound. Seconds away – until the last, he side steps into a house; indoors, apart, he runs through the foyer and up the stairs around a corner with long strides too fast to follow. She chooses left and sings soprano when doors won't budge and        it                       crashes                                        in. She turns and the fear is paralysing. "FERMIN!" "FERMIN!" "FERMIN!" He hurdles the stairs and explodes but it rams her to and fro, thrashing her head against the wall where horns sin and gore cement and brick. He clasps the tail and heaves its hide from side to side as hooves smash crates of wine - they slip and slide in fractured glass; he finds a horn and yanks the head! He's yanked instead near dead before the men arrive down stairs to punch and kick it; strike and stick it smack and hit it; 'til it fits and quits and flees the foyer, fast and frantic, flying flustered by the frenzy, finally finding pattering paves it peters off down the street. "¿Que ha pasado?   ¿Quien ha sido?   ¡El Balbotin   y la Chicha!   ¡Que una vaca   les ha pillado!" "¿Estas bien?" Dizzy she's there with searching hands and scolding. "Podria haber sido peor"
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Apr 25, 2018
Apr 25, 2018 at 7:09 PM UTC
Fermin el Balbotin
They look out from the terrace. At the borders of sight live rocky hills behind brown and golden and olive crop under a cloudless sky. BANG! An artificial cloud. “Mira,” she points, “Venga!” They fly down stairs, diving like sparrows into the street. Boys sprint across pavements and climb; men vault over fences in time for news to reach ears. "¡Ya vienen!" Excitement and fear. The rattling of cow bells and galloping nears. Men bait and dodge horns and escape through doors and up and over red wooden bars. Sticks beat on the concrete ground and closer, louder, gallops sound. Seconds away – until the last, he side steps into a house; indoors, apart, he runs through the foyer and up the stairs around a corner with long strides too fast to follow. She chooses left and sings soprano when doors won't budge and        it                       crashes                                        in. She turns and the fear is paralysing. "FERMIN!" "FERMIN!" "FERMIN!" He hurdles the stairs and explodes but it rams her to and fro, thrashing her head against the wall where horns sin and gore cement and brick. He clasps the tail and heaves its hide from side to side as hooves smash crates of wine - they slip and slide in fractured glass; he finds a horn and yanks the head! He's yanked instead near dead before the men arrive down stairs to punch and kick it; strike and stick it smack and hit it; 'til it fits and quits and flees the foyer, fast and frantic, flying flustered by the frenzy, finally finding pattering paves it peters off down the street. "¿Que ha pasado?   ¿Quien ha sido?   ¡El Balbotin   y la Chicha!   ¡Que una vaca   les ha pillado!" "¿Estas bien?" Dizzy she's there with searching hands and scolding. "Podria haber sido peor"
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Summer days and heatwaves Sweat pouring down our skin Working hard no time to rest From the time the day begins. Bailing hay without a shade Not a single cloud insight Gathering all the barely corn We work until the night. we have a little hideaway A place down in the vale Its where we drink some scrumpy Along with beer and ale. We while away  an hour or more Depending on how we feel We rest and take it easy No sound from the tractors wheel. Now tomorrow is another day Our work load it will keep We may be striming hedge grows Or we may be shearing sheep. But we really are not bothered We've been farmers far too long We carry out our dutys And sometimes with a song. Our lives are hard but simple We are living the country life Away from the city and the fumes From cars and such alike. You see we have this hideaway A little place down in the vale So come along and join us At the end of a farmers day
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Jul 29, 2018
Jul 29, 2018 at 9:13 AM UTC
A farmers day.