Sunday, 15 February 2015

Colour my life



I love the clouds                                                        
Playing with this my mind                                        
Matching my mood                                                  
Telling stories                                                           
That none can hear

They're busy today                                                           
And scud across the sky                                        
Others don’t look
Such busy bees                                                        
But I watch them

Dark, dismal clouds
Stratus squats over us
Long faces now
As rain drizzles
On umbrellas

All have coats on
Wispy cirrus so high above
Gloves and scarves
As people freeze
But I still smile

It’s evening
The mackerel sky woos us
Who knows what comes
All clouds thrill me
And colour my life

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29 comments:

  1. Sumana Roy15 February 2015 at 01:47

    you've beautifully captivated the moody clouds....

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  2. Jae Rose15 February 2015 at 02:32

    Mackerel skies...a bizarre and yet wonderful image..and always good to end the day with a smile no matter the colours around us..

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  3. J Cosmo Newbery15 February 2015 at 02:35

    They are endlessly fascinating.

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  4. brudberg15 February 2015 at 02:43

    Clouds in all their variations are fascinating.. from the heavy lead to those little pieces of wool racing cross the sky..

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  5. Kerry O'Connor15 February 2015 at 03:10

    I too find clouds to be an endless source of fascination and beauty.

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  6. kaykuala15 February 2015 at 03:19

    Whatever clouds or colors one will always triumph when one decides so! White or dark they are just as reassuring. Wonderful lines Old Egg!

    Hank

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  7. Rosemary Nissen-Wade15 February 2015 at 03:45

    I've got quite a thing for clouds, myself. :)

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  8. Brian Miller15 February 2015 at 04:26

    mackerel sky....nice description....and i like the clouds as well...they are rather like dreams....molding and shaping and reforming as they move through the sky....

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  9. Susan15 February 2015 at 04:51

    Sweet! This look up and nod to the changing ceiling of our lives. Fascinating clouds, fascinating poem.

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  10. Scarlet15 February 2015 at 05:01

    I specially admire this part:

    The mackerel sky woos us
    Who knows what comes

    Good one ~

    Grace

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  11. Mary15 February 2015 at 05:25

    I love to look at clouds, their shapes and their colors. They do indeed colour one's life. I can't imagine the sky without clouds.

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  12. Poppy15 February 2015 at 06:26

    'Playing with this my mind
    Matching my mood
    Telling stories
    That none can hear'

    Sometimes, these are the best conversation one can have. Lovely.

    Poppy

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  13. Gabriella15 February 2015 at 06:32

    Clouds on colorful skies are a gift from God/Nature. Isn't it wonderful that we witness such beauty twice a day?

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  14. Anonymous15 February 2015 at 07:06

    That final stanza is beautiful, OE. Often those mackerel skies have wooed me. Thank you for reminding me to look up.

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  15. Anonymous15 February 2015 at 07:31

    clouds play with wind, matching your mood.

    that's dynamic and imaginative.

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  16. Truedessa15 February 2015 at 07:42

    Clouds do like to play with our mind
    as we watch them hover in the sky

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  17. SuyashJ15 February 2015 at 07:56

    well we all need a bit of that colour

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  18. ZQ15 February 2015 at 08:29

    Well we know where your head is... in the clouds :-)
    ZQ

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  19. Anonymous15 February 2015 at 08:34

    stay high,
    be as sweet as apple pie.

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  20. Sherry Blue Sky15 February 2015 at 10:26

    OH how I love this! I am a fellow sky-watcher.......the photo is so lovely. I always marvel that people rush about not even noticing the glorious Sky-Show going on above them......favourite line - the "mackerel sky". How perfect! I saw an amazing cloud yesterday and wrote a poem about it.

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  21. Unknown15 February 2015 at 11:51

    Reading your words, I watch the clouds shift and shape in the sky of my imagination. A lovely experience, Robin!

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  22. Laura15 February 2015 at 13:02

    absolutely beautiful!

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  23. Audrey Howitt aka Divalounger15 February 2015 at 17:59

    Beautiful write! I too love clouds!

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  24. Ann (bunnygirl)15 February 2015 at 21:35

    Beautiful. I once followed two colleagues back to our office and the sky was simply amazing. When I walked in, just a few minutes behind them, I gushed about the clouds and asked what they had thought. They just gave me blank stares and asked, "Clouds?" How sad.

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  25. Gillena Cox16 February 2015 at 07:51

    luv luv cloud watching

    have a good week

    much love...

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  26. humbird16 February 2015 at 14:06

    Loved the picture you drew with all wearing coats, and you still staring and smiling to mackerel clouds...Love the watch clouds too.

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  27. rallentanda17 February 2015 at 06:10

    Stunning poem and pic.This is what I deem to be real wealth You cannot buy it !

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  28. Anonymous17 February 2015 at 09:15

    amazing insights.

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  29. Gen Giggles 18 February 2015 at 03:47

    Clouds moving like missiles, what a great image.

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