I lie in the grass
like I did as a child
and look up to the sky
trace my fingers along the edges of the clouds drifting by –
a ship with tall sails
cuts through the deep blue
a girl dances
in a billowing skirt
a hippopotamus sticks its head out of the river,
its mouth gaping,
or is it the mouth of a crocodile
lurking under the surface of the Nile
the egrets on the bank don’t look worried
they will grab their meals
and then take flight
there,
the canopy of a forest
there,
the mountain peaks
there,
a strange system of planets
in an alternate universe
there,
the little stone I skipped in the pond yesterday,
it went farther than I thought it could possibly go
like my dreams
of childhood and today,
soaring – these clouds –
stories I long to tell
to be seen by others
as they lie in the grass
and look up to the sky
and trace the edges
of me
~
Words and Photography ©2018 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me
Posted in poetry & free verse.
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This is soo beautiful! ❤️
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Thank you so much! 💕
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So Beautiful Tanya! Love it!
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Thank you so much! I appreciate that. 😊💕
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Wow. Love this poem too.
I took a similar photo the other day and the clouds made me dreamy too 🙂
XxX
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I’m glad you loved it. Dreamy is imaginative and good. Thank you, Patty! Hugs
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This is good! It reminds me of the time when, as a child, we would sleep outside during the hot summer nights and look up at the stars
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Thank you, Rajiv! Star gazing is right up there with cloud watching in my eyes. I love them both!
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Yeah. I remember my old school days in the hills, and summer nights in Delhi when we would gaze up at the stars
Now, we see smog. Sadly
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That is sad. I’m fortunate to live in place that is where I can see them on all but a cloudy night. You must escape to the country and gaze. 😊
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I have the privilege to live in Delhi, which is now reputed to be the world’s most polluted city.
I do escape to the hills every now and then, and this will become more frequent once my son goes to college. However, I have to drive for a day, sometimes two, to get to my destination! Increasingly difficult to find tourist free spots
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That sounds like a lot of effort, but the stars are worth it, IMO. I have taken a few trips just to watch more of the night sky. 😊
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Reblogged this on davidbruceblog #2.
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Thank you for the share!
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Oh, this is wonderful Tanya!
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Thank you, Jennie! I hope you are enjoying the start to your summer. 😊
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You are welcome, Tanya. The end of the school year is very busy. Still a week to go, then some down time. 🙂
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Hang in there! 😊
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🙂
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Thank you for the share, my dear friend! 😊
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Wonderful and amazing poetry Tanya. I always love your work.
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Thank you! That makes my day. 😊
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Reblogged this on johncoyote and commented:
Please read and enjoy the work of a talented writer.
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Thank you for the share, John! It is always appreciated.
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You are welcome Tanya. I love your work.
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That really does mean a lot to me. 😊
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Beautiful read.
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Thank you, Jacqueline! That means a lot to me.
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