Why not send us your own cloud poetry? Remember to include your full name and where you live.
From Vyacheslav Konoval
Vyacheslav Konoval is a poet from Kyiv, Ukraine. Many of his poems have been translated into Spanish, French, Italian and Polish but this is one he wrote in English for CAS members to enjoy. Image: “A Sunset over Kiev, Ukraine” © Vera Uzhva A dark blue cloud crawls across the sky A dark blue cloud […]
From Sara Austin Bailey
Sara Austin Bailey, member 50,249 sent us this cloud-inspired poem from her home in North Carolina.
From My Bedroom by Moira Lazarus
Moira Lazarus is a song-writer and poet from London. This is a poem she wrote a few years ago, just watching the London sky darkening. Image: A sunset over Shepherds Bush, London, UK. (Red sky at night, Shepherd’s delight). © David Stening From My Bedroom I lie on my back and watch clouds travelslow and […]
Like Shifting Clouds on High
Anette Prehn, Member 63,419, appreciates the sky from her home in Denmark. This poem was translated for her by Heidi Flegal, who suggested she send it to us. It was used as lyrics, set to music by Rasmus Skov Borring in 2019. Image: Altocumulus with virga over Denmark © Soren Hauge Like Shifting Clouds on […]
From David Brown
David Brown wrote to us saying “at the time of writing I was living on a hill in rural Northland, NZ. Very late one night I stepped outside and saw the strangest cloud formation I’ve ever seen: thin, perfectly regular lines of cloud stretching across the sky. They looked for all the world like the […]
The Old, Old Man
Buckshot Dot, AKA Dee Strickland Johnson, wrote this poem in 1940 when she was 9 years old. The image we’ve chose to accompany it is by Linda Holtby, Member 20,966, of faces in the clouds over the Hamble river, England. THE OLD OLD MAN His beard is so long it touches his toes.If I were […]
From Simon Rickman
Cloud enthusiast, Simon Rickman, sent us this Haiku and accompanying image. Seeing everyday objects in clouds (and other objects) is called Pareidolia and he told us this picture is a good example of a head in the clouds. Cloud Face it is no wonderthey call me ‘the daydreamer’my head’s in the clouds! © Simon Rickman
“A Wish” by Nick Houvras
Nick Houvras, Member 7,367 sent us his poem “A Wish” Image: Crepuscular Rays over Somerset, England © Helen Crawley A Wish Don’t you wish you were a cloud? Flying free where ever the wind sent you! Looking down from up above on sunny ground! Or wet leaves you sent your water to. And then you […]
From Li Zeyou
Li Zeyou, Member 65,190 from Jiangsu province, China, sent us his cloud inspired poem. We’ve paired it with an image by Nicholas Jiang of a silver lining moment over Daning Park, Shanghai. The clouds are lonely,They often walk alone in the vast sky.When we are on the road and look up –How carefree they are. […]
