Clouds

The clouds are massive and dark but they move through a silken blue sky with no harmful intentions The wind is steady and cool yet somehow it warms me with the smell of spring One drop of rain falls to my face if only to remind me … of possibilities The sun takes it’s curtain calls between the clouds it’s brilliant face never revealed too long The birds call to each other in chaos still the plan is clear… one world My thoughts are massive and dark but they move through a silken blue mind with no harmful intention - Poem of the Day 5-18-2018

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Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 6/6/2018 1:41:00 PM

Hello Chris, what is meant by marry up your first verse? I never heard that farise before, I have enjoyed your poem.I did not know that a free verse could be created this way. i am in awa. Have a nice day my friend.

Chris Hagy
Date: 6/7/2018 1:49:00 PM

...just the way it came to me I guess :)...I always stuck to the left margin too, but everyone here at Soup has been so inspiring!...thanks for the visit and wonderful comment Darlene :) Wishing you a great day of inspiration :) C.H.

Harry Horsman

Date: 5/30/2018 8:51:00 AM

Hi Chris, just love clouds, and your poem, is awesome..love how you marry up, your first and last verse...

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/30/2018 9:36:00 PM

Thanks Harry:)... thanks for the visit, glad you enjoyed the clouds in my head today...have a great day :) C.H.

Dale Gregory Cozart

Date: 5/28/2018 10:36:00 AM

Very nice metaphors.

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/28/2018 9:34:00 PM

Thanks so much for the visit and kind words :) Have a great day Dale :) C.H.

Cheryl Hoffman

Date: 5/24/2018 7:53:00 AM

Belated congrats on a well deserved POTD Chris; I fully understand where you are coming from with regards to the whole poem but especially the fifth stanza...an intriguing beautiful write!~Che :)

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/24/2018 10:51:00 PM

Thanks Che :)...So thrilled when people can relate...have an excellent day :) C.H.

Silent One

Date: 5/23/2018 11:38:00 AM

Poetic genius...

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/24/2018 10:49:00 PM

Wow Thanks! :)...closet write...I'd have pulled it out sooner had I known... :) Have a good one C.H.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 5/21/2018 1:01:00 PM

- Chris, congrats on your poem of the day :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/22/2018 2:46:00 PM

Thanks Sunshine... I hope you don't mind if I call you that, my father's mother's nickname was "Sunny", so nice warm memory for me...have a great day :) C.H.

Susan Gentry

Date: 5/20/2018 1:48:00 AM

Congratulations on POTD!

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/22/2018 2:43:00 PM

Thanks so much Susan :)...my first POTD Yeah! have a great day :) C.H.

Paul Callus

Date: 5/18/2018 4:34:00 PM

Your thoughts and dark clouds move in unison, Chris. I enjoyed the entire content of this poem, especially the sun taking curtain calls. Have a lovely weekend. Regards // paul

Paul Callus
Date: 5/19/2018 8:05:00 AM

Congratulations, Chris...definitely a worthy p.o.t.d.:)

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/18/2018 6:57:00 PM

Thanks Paul, glad you liked this :)...and I will have a great weekend now that I finally hit POTD!...you have a great weekend as well :) C.H.

Rainbow Promise

Date: 5/18/2018 3:13:00 PM

There is no harmful intention by the dark clouds, through which the sun shines to warm us and cause vibrant colors to burst forth in spring and summer. We can summarize all this from the beautiful imagery you painted in this poem. Congratulations Chris on making POTD. Love the format you used to move flowingly from stanza to stanza. Hugs, Rainbow.

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/18/2018 6:54:00 PM

Thanks for the kind words, hope there is a rainbow in your day today! :) C.H.

Eve Roper

Date: 5/18/2018 1:10:00 PM

Back with congratulations on POTD :)

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/18/2018 6:52:00 PM

Thanks Eve...my first POTD!...I'm giddy! :) C.H.

Joseph May

Date: 5/18/2018 12:40:00 PM

Congrats on POTD Chris..

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/18/2018 6:51:00 PM

Thanks Joseph...have a good one :) C.H.

Yazmin Malik

Date: 5/18/2018 12:21:00 PM

Loved it!

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/18/2018 6:49:00 PM

Thanks for reading Yazmin, glad you liked it :) have a great day :) C.H.

Winged Warrior

Date: 5/18/2018 10:06:00 AM

Looks cloudy lol...but your poem is sunshine...congrats!!! on your POTD! Chris...love and light clouds...^WW^

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/18/2018 6:48:00 PM

Thanks so much :) Happy to finally hit POTD! :) have a cloudless day :) C.H.

Jan Allison

Date: 5/18/2018 9:28:00 AM

wow way to go on POTD I had to favourite it as it is so well crafted:-) hugs jan xx

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/18/2018 9:52:00 AM

T hanks Jan, I'm honored to have a potd! have a wonderful day...I'm off to work now in a much better mood :) C.H.

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 5/18/2018 8:47:00 AM

Lovely to be back with potd congratulations!! A fantastic day to you! xomo :)

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/18/2018 9:51:00 AM

Thanks Maureen...my first potd! I'm thrilled! A fantastic day to you as well :) C.H.

Mike Gentile

Date: 5/18/2018 8:16:00 AM

Chris, I really like the way you crafted your poem. Love the idea that what is on the surface IE, massive and dark, is not necessarily a bad thing Congrats on POTD

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/18/2018 9:49:00 AM

Thanks so much Mike, glad you liked this...have a great day and an awesome summer! :) C.H.

Phil Capitano

Date: 5/18/2018 7:41:00 AM

Excellent! Love the way you reprized the first verse in the last bringing it into the human realm. Congrats on POTD.

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/18/2018 9:47:00 AM

Thanks so much Phil :) Have a great day C.H.

James Horn

Date: 5/18/2018 6:42:00 AM

What if we were to surpass the gas, And would end up all over the glass; Like a lark; Did embark; Was found out of our life finally alas.

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/18/2018 9:46:00 AM

What if?...Thanks James :) C.H.

Vijay Pandit

Date: 5/18/2018 5:58:00 AM

Back with congrats Chris on poem of the day.

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/18/2018 9:38:00 AM

Thanks Vijay :) I finally got a potd...a great start to my summer! :) C.H.

James Inman

Date: 5/17/2018 11:16:00 PM

Love the last stanza. It brings unexpected depth to your poem. As you read the first few stanzas, it seems light and up beat with the dark clouds not having harmful intentions but your emotional darkness abruptly changes that feeling. I also like your puffy stanzas.

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/18/2018 9:37:00 AM

Thank you James :) This is an older write that I "revamped". Tried to make the verses look like clouds...I think it worked! :) Have a good one C.H.

Heidi Sands

Date: 5/17/2018 5:44:00 PM

This is beautifully written. I enjoyed it very much :)

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/18/2018 9:34:00 AM

Thanks Heidi, glad you enjoyed it :) have a great day :) C.H.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/17/2018 5:19:00 PM

This was very descriptive. I love a poem filled with beautiful imagery!

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/18/2018 9:33:00 AM

Thanks Andrea :) I finally hit potd! I'm a little excited! Glad you liked it :) C.H.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/17/2018 5:18:00 PM

Chris, I never have time for short stories here, but if you provide me the link, I will try to take a look at it since it's a cat story. Now to see your poem here!!

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/18/2018 9:27:00 AM

I'll try to get that link to you shortly, I think you'll enjoy it :) C.H.

Jan Allison

Date: 5/17/2018 4:17:00 PM

wow Chris your poetic clouds have brightened my day - what awesome imagery - I love the way you've started and ended the poem with similar lines - adding this gem to my faves:-) I especially love the sun taking its curtain call between the clouds - sounds like our usual British Summer lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/18/2018 9:26:00 AM

Thanks so much Jan...who would have believed this old write of mine could hit potd! Finally! Thanks to all the great poets here at soup for inspiring me to re-shape this one...have a lovely British summer :) C.H.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 5/17/2018 2:51:00 PM

- A great shaped poem, Chris ... image similar to my window ... sun, clouds and much cold wind :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Chris Hagy
Date: 5/17/2018 3:32:00 PM

Thanks, I always enjoy hearing from you :) Nature's pictures are such great inspiration...like you and the other poets here!... have a "cloudless" kind of day Sunshine :) C.H.