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Behind a Cloud

I set up a chair in a patch of sun To counteract the chill And tip my face up to the sky To feel the warmth, until... A cloud drifts by and blocks the rays Which had felt oh, so good. A minute later, there’s the sun, Back up there like it should. This peek-a-boo continues - Rules that Nature has allowed - So I sit and wait as sunshine Darts out from behind a cloud.

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Maurice Rigoler

Date: 8/27/2020 6:25:00 PM

And it's a good source of vitamin D, especially if one is a shut-in. Sadly my apartment lacks a balcony, so I can't sit out and soak up the sun nor can I have a bird feeder – too messy says the manager. Enjoyed this one. / M

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 8/27/2020 10:50:00 AM

- Every ray of sunshine I enjoy .... autumn is coming soon ... the evenings are already dark and cold - A lovely poem, Ilene :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

John Watt

Date: 8/26/2020 8:39:00 PM

"But now they only block the sun / They rain and snow on everyone / So many things I would have done / But clouds got in my way". Sorry, I couldn't resist. Dealing with a peek-a-boo sun myself today.

Ilene Bauer
Date: 8/29/2020 1:50:00 PM

ah, i listened to that album so many times i probably wore an extra groove into it! thanks for getting that song back into my head, john...

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 8/26/2020 6:06:00 PM

Yes Ilene. Sit there all day because I sense that you gleaned a bit of enjoyment out of the sun and the clouds.

Rico Leffanta

Date: 8/26/2020 11:39:00 AM

Isn't that how gods play checkers? Watching clouds drifting by is a great source of inspiration! Have fun! Aloha! Rico

Jan Allison

Date: 8/26/2020 10:43:00 AM

But it's far better for the sun to play hide and seek with a cloud than for it to go in totally and you get rain:-) hugs jan xx