Jairo Santiago Poet Free verse

CLOUD OF MUD

CLOUD OF MUD
                                     

It is not a white cloud.
It is not a dark cloud.
It is a cloud of mud.

It doesn´t indicate the presence of the sun;
It doesn´t announce a rainy day.

It is a mix of water and dirt
It is not a white cloud.
It is not a dark cloud.
It is not a cloud.

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Simone Young September 1, 2026 at 12:02 PM Poesia e uma inspiracao bem pessoal. Eu acho que dizer "Cloud of Mud" e poetico. Os poetas, como voce, nao precisa explicar o motivo da sua interpretacao. Me desulpe pelo Portugues, sem os propios acentos nas palavras. Estou escrevendo sem o tradutor no meu computador, rimou! rsrsrs. 🙏💕 Jairo Santiago September 1, 2026 at 12:45 PM Hello Smone, thank you for your comment, it's encouraging!😊✍️ Your Portuguese is fine, I understood perfectly!

Alison A Smith August 17, 2026 at 12:45 AM I know of dirt clouds have not seen a mud cloud. Jairo Santiago August 17, 2026 at 8:40 AM Yes. When I wrote it, more than 50 years ago, I guess I was looking too much to the wrong and dirty ground. Maybe I chose incorrect word when I translated it from Portuguese.