Thunderclouds Poems - Poems about Thunderclouds

No Umbrella

...Constant thunder, but no blubbering - the clouds are dry,
dark, sultry; and the soil is crying out for alcohol -
A little drink of pink champagne or whisky sour cocktail.
No umbrella!
...

Tailwinds

...
Life’s walls remain as high as the clouds
 Covered by shrouds of thunderclouds
   Looking up I awe in vast wonder
    Mental impasse envelopes by the hour
     Hour after hour
      I grow mor...

Ukrainian Poetry translations by Michael R Burch

...Dear God!
by Taras Shevchenko
translation by Michael R. Burch

Dear God, disaster again!
Life was once calm, serene...
But as soon as we began to break the chains
Of bondage that enslaved us,
...

Flannel, Quilts and Nippy Nights

...Summertime is finally fleeting
and oddly, though, I am not sad.
Yes, the fields will soon be emptied
of pastel-colored flowers and buzzing bees
and wading knee-deep in tall, wild grass
as the su...

Flannel, Quilts and Nippy Nights

...Summertime is finally fleeting
and oddly, though, I am not sad.
Yes, the fields will soon be emptied
of pastel-colored flowers and buzzing bees
and wading knee-deep in tall, wild grass
as the su...

Fukuda Chiyo-ni haiku translations 1

...Fukuda Chiyo-ni Haiku

Fukuda Chiyo-ni (1703-1775) was a Japanese poet and painter of the Edo period, also known as Kaga no Chiyo.

Because morning glories
held my well-bucket hostage
I went be...

A Dirge

...
(In memory of Uncle Thomas)

Bumpy breeze, like a blasting roar
That day when you did soar without an oar
Twenty-two years of sorrow, too long
For many years, I sang a solemn song
Days of dar...

lonesum all de time

...I try so hard to love you up some
I try to look presentable and handsome
I try to cry my heart out tonight
I try to fly with all of my might

Understand, I’ve been surrendering to your sorrow
S...

Cherry Blossoms in February

...Cherry Blossoms in February

Cherry blossoms decorate wispy branches
In clusters of blooms like fallen clouds
Lovely flowers of sweet innocence
Shake off rain from passing thunderclouds....

This Storm Brewing Within

...You’ve created this storm inside me
The rainfall that happens to be tears
I shed for you for the sake of feeling empty
I call out to you, sincerely and bitterly throughout the years

Thunderclou...

Onto a Dark Shore

...A turn of key looking into eternity 
A twist of soul a hard shard of light 
Splashing onto a dark shore

A spray of mist, as the sea rolls 
Dark corners of my minds tower
Like heads of thunderc...

River of Clouds

...Contest:  Trilonette Contest		Sponsor: Joseph May		6-21-23
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River of Clouds

Lazy mists dawdle through valleys,
Wending in a river of clouds,
...

Symmetrical Thought Shifts

...Doldrum days, nothing i say make them go on their way. Away with their festering pain, smiting down the mentally sane. Bright burning light in the day bringing the sight to the brave is so close, for...

The Storm and the Sea

...She sits at a window,
that faces the park
the daylight is fading,
to almost dark.
It’s almost deserted
as people return
to their flats and houses
to find the warm.

She glimpses through rain...

The Result of Curiosity

...I am infatuated with curiosity,
like when Pandora opened the box.
I want to know everything,
whether it's above or beyond.
I need to know something,
whether it's morbid or wrong. 
I feel like a...

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