Clouds Above Me
Clouds Above Me ©
(An Ode to the Clouds of Arlington)
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
August 26, 2022
Layer cake configurations
Amorphous critters galore
Can transport my whole demeanor
And make my spirit soar
Before the storm reveals its majesty
They gather to conceive their plan
Shall tonight be smooth and tranquil
Or shall the you know what
Hit the proverbial fan!
As I watch the morphing cotton-candy sky
Turn more foreboding dark and obscure
One thing is obviously certain
Of nothing I am sure
Will clouds on high be gentle tonight
And paint a calming palette
Or will they cry and sob supreme
Rain pounding like a mallet
Do your worst or do your best
Grand nebulous clouds on high
Sing your thunderous bellowing song
Your fire-bolts scorching the sky
For nature’s blanket of beautiful clouds
Remind us of simple grace
And let us know how blessed we are
To inhabit this glorious place
About this poem
A celebration of Arlington's beautiful clouds
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Written on August 26, 2022
Submitted by shulman.gary on August 26, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 895 |
Words | 168 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 25 |
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