Staring up

Oh the shapes we see

 

 

Staring up

By jack

 

 

We see ripples in the sky

Of rose bud hips and saffron pie

Mountains carved of blessings shown

On avenues that stand alone

 

Cotton threaded evenings stare

Spun with love and open air

Flowing near the velvet sun

Twisting candy coated fun

 

Elephants with diamond smiles

Kaleidoscopic crocodiles

Pirate ships with popcorn sails

Riding on the backs of whales

 

Trumpets in a soft embrace

A long forgotten laughing face

An evil wizard casting spells

Santa Claus with jingle bells

 

A locomotive full of steam

Floating down a soapy stream

Rocket ships in underwear

Grandma’s wooden rocking chair

 

A Ferris wheel of bursting glow

Atop a sled upon the snow

Once again the pictures change

As what we see is rearranged

 

So many different things we see

Lying here, just you and me

Far from all the noisy crowds

Staring up at floating clouds

 

Pointing out the shapes we find

Pictures formed within our minds

There’s nothing else I’d rather do

Than stare up at the clouds with you    

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[Zahra]

amazing. Reminded me of my childhood when i used to see shapes in clouds. This piece encourages me to start doing this again. :) enjoyed reading this.

[Jack...]

I am happy you enjoyed it. Thanks so much

[InsanityWriter]

Love it. ^_^ It's fun, sweet, and fantastically imaginative. :) This may just be my favorite of yours so far... (; Awesome write!! :D It's plain perfect. (:

[Jack...]

Wow, thanks so much. You have made me smile today

[Nightfall]

I think it's a beautiful piece...may i ask...how or from where you get this idea...?

[Jack...]

As a child I used to lay in the grass and stare up at the clouds with friends and pick out the different shapes that we saw. I still do it to this day. It is amazing what you can see in the clouds. Thank you for reading.

[Nick.B]

Has that sweet taste attached to it, staring up the sky our imagination can brake all of our limits with only one condition don't grow up...love it

[Jack...]

Thanks, just having a little fun.

[Pretty_as_a_Poet]

"Elephants with diamond smiles
Kaleidoscopic crocodiles
Pirate ships with popcorn sails
Riding on the backs of whales" You know, the way you write your poetry reminds me of the singer/lyricist of the red hot chilli peppers, Anthony Keidis, your both almost cryptic, but poetic and everything you write, no matter what it is, turns out to be beautiful.

[Jack...]

Wow, that is a great compliment. Thank you so very much for your kind words.

[asdarkeyesclose]

'Pirate ships with popcorn sails
Riding on the backs of whales'

nothing is more poetic to me than a blue sky with a few clouds, don't know why. i liked some of the lines here especially from the third stanza, great escape...fantastic.

[Jack...]

Thank you so much

[eglantine]

This is a more child-like, docile poem of yours. Nicely done.

[Jack...]

Thanks E...that child comes out every once in a while.

[Marie]

Your clouds form a special tableau of beauty.

[Holly Mason]

imagery is beautiful...elephants with diamond smile...I do have to admit I thought only for a second...yup there tusks are worth more then diamonds
clouds so beautiful....to bad I can no longer remember what they look like it is almost always grey here hahhah
thank you for sharing

[Jack...]

Thanks Holly, I appreciate your comments

[uzair zahid]

excellent regenerated old memories! Thanks for sharing!

[Jack...]

Thanks for reading