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! ❤️
Thank you so much! 💕
So Beautiful Tanya! Love it!
Thank you so much! I appreciate that. 😊💕
Wow. Love this poem too.
I took a similar photo the other day and the clouds made me dreamy too 🙂
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I’m glad you loved it. Dreamy is imaginative and good. Thank you, Patty! Hugs
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
Thank you, Rajiv! Star gazing is right up there with cloud watching in my eyes. I love them both!
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
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. 😊
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
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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Thank you for the share!
Oh, this is wonderful Tanya!
Thank you, Jennie! I hope you are enjoying the start to your summer. 😊
You are welcome, Tanya. The end of the school year is very busy. Still a week to go, then some down time. 🙂
Hang in there! 😊
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Thank you for the share, my dear friend! 😊
Wonderful and amazing poetry Tanya. I always love your work.
Thank you! That makes my day. 😊
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Please read and enjoy the work of a talented writer.
Thank you for the share, John! It is always appreciated.
You are welcome Tanya. I love your work.
That really does mean a lot to me. 😊
Beautiful read.
Thank you, Jacqueline! That means a lot to me.