The Sky Today

I need to write about the sky today
for oft I pen as to my turgid past;
I look towards the heaven, lo, it's gray
the fresh dawn's shining yellow-purple hues
long surpassed by darkening clouds of hate
but is there ever beauty in the news?
Perhaps, but mostly hidden deep of late.
Ominous clouds of thunder threaten storms;
and lightning strikes in peaceful urban spots
while every year our little planet warms.
Today, it's Social Media calls the shots
long gone the sanity of just debate.
I need to write about the sky today
it may prevent me getting too irate
I wish it to be sapphire blue, not gray.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 8/30/2025 5:45:00 PM
I agree...honest debate is lost, drifted away on the seas of entitlement. I can appreciate wanting and needing to write about something positive. Well said
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Terry Miller
Date: 9/1/2025 12:44:00 AM
It did not last long ;-) thank you for stopping by, and your kind comments
Date: 8/30/2025 1:00:00 PM
What a lovely sky write you have here. The sky will never let one down. The colors even gray are pretty. Thursday night the sky was filled with pink/orange/yellow. Beautiful... Have a lovely/blessed day writing away...............
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Terry Miller
Date: 9/1/2025 12:44:00 AM
Thank you Paula
Date: 8/30/2025 7:01:00 AM
Can you hear me applauding? I'm not only delighting in the skilled writing but I'm concurring with your sentiments. To nature we must run if we wish to live authentic. I've wanted to rent Thoreau's cabin since the 80s with Springer, H. Stern, cloning, children no longer playing outside, the list of, 'it's just wrong' goes way long in my head so I'll close before AI thoughts come. Great poem. Poetry hugs ... CayCay
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Terry Miller
Date: 9/1/2025 12:44:00 AM
Oh my Cay Cay, thank you so much
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