Clouds
When I was young
I dreamed of flying
Of playing happy games
With the fantastic creatures
Whose shapes I saw floating in the clouds
When I look up now
As a man around halfway through his life
I reflect on many memories
Some happy, some sad
I see in the clouds opportunities for new beginnings
~Adam~
Clouds as oppurtunities for new beginnings .. loved it..
ReplyDeleteThank you. :-)
Deletebeautiful thought.
ReplyDeleteKind thanks. :-)
DeleteLove your positive write and I'm happy to be here again ... it's been quite a while! Bastet
ReplyDeleteThank you. I haven't written any poetry in a while. It's good to be writing it again!
DeleteI still dream of flying sometimes. Just at a lower altitude these days! Love your take on this prompt.
ReplyDeleteI dream of flying every now and then. I did almost every night as a child. It's interesting how many people report this childhood dream as a common experience.
DeleteBeautiful usage of all the prompt! Perfect Adam.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. :-)
DeleteI like that you ended it on a positive note. Wonderful beginning to the OctPoWriMo Journey!
ReplyDeleteThank you. It's something the Team looks forward to every year! :-)
DeleteAhh...fleeting youth. Looking back, I'm glad I don't have to do it all again :D
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. I was actually bullied surprisingly little, given that I've always been a big guy. I was on the wrestling team and did pretty well, plus I've always forced myself to be pretty outgoing and sociable, so people tended to like me. However, the stress of being in the closet and hating myself for thinking there was something wrong with me for my sexual preference is something that I wouldn't wish on anybody! I'm much happier as an out and proud, happily married middle aged guy.
Deletewhat a positive message
ReplyDeleteThanks--glad you enjoyed it! :-)
DeleteBeautifully expressed!
ReplyDeleteThank you. :-)
DeleteNice, I used to push couds around with my mind making humongous animals:) You were not alone. Nicely said.
ReplyDeleteThere are such wonderful things to be seen and imagined in the clouds! I regret that I have to remind myself to take the time to look now, but am always happy when I do. It's fun having a second childhood, even if for only a few minutes snatched here and there!
DeleteLove how you captured the way perspective changes as we move through life.
ReplyDeleteThank you, on behalf of Adam. I agree, what I would have imagined to be unbearable when I was younger I simply see as part of life in my middle years.
DeleteThere's something about looking up at the clouds (especially at night) that makes you feel free. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThank you, on behalf of Adam.
DeleteI may be a little odd (actually, I know I'm a little odd) but I love clouds and rain. Rainy days don't bother me at all.