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“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. […]
Nimbus by Sean Bentley
Sean Bentley of Eugene, Oregon, recently discovered the Cloud Appreciation Society after reading the book RAIN by Cynthia Barnet. He wrote this poem in 2023 after reading THE INVENTION OF CLOUDS by Michael Hamblyn, the biography of Luke Howard. Image: by Ronna Friend of distant storm clouds developing near Eugene, Oregon Nimbus Twenty-twenty-three. Not enough […]
A Cloud-a-Day
Melody Serra, Member 56,638 from New York City, sent a poem she wrote about her membership and receiving our Cloud-a-Day emails. Image: A Circumhorizon Arc over Colorado, US. © Keelin Subject: Cloud-a-Day On August 29, 2021 I became a cloudspotter member 56,638 of the Cloud Appreciation Society!everyday since then, an email with a photo taken […]
“Clouds” by Carl Zephyr
Carl Zephyr, Member 61,726 has a special interest in the water lifecycle: clouds, the sea, and the weather that moves them between each other. Here is another of his wonderful poems “Clouds”, written by Carl in August 2024. We’ve paired it with Mamma (Mammatus) spotted over Boca Raton, Florida by Andi & Ray Popkin Clouds […]
From Nick Houvras
Nick Houvras, Member 7,367 sent us his cloud related poem. Image: an angry orangutan in the sky over Cooma, New South Wales, Australia © Fran Myers Each and everyday many join the clouds from Mother Earth!The sun pierces their faces as they look down and mostly frown!Some smile but when you look away then look […]
From Bill Kacoullas
Thank you to Bill Kacoullas, Member 60,913, who recently sent us his poem, From On High. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Image: Sunrise over San Leandro, California, US © Richard Solomon From On High As cotton wool in a skyPainted pale, bashful bluleAn ephemeral delightA pastel daily new Its presence […]
From Gordon Thompson
Professor Gordon Thompson (retired), shared his poem “Drifting Memories of Sheer Delight”. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Image Credit: Edward Murphy – Cirrocumulus floccus undulatus during sunset over Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US Drifting Memories of Sheer Delight On a flight toward paradiseheld amid white fluffs,—like Archangels or lesser ones—And […]
From Leah Marcus
Leah Marcus, member 33,207, sent us two haikus she wrote. She told us “they are meant to be read together about clouds and healing”. We’ve paired them with an expansive display of altocumulus over Santa Rosa, California, US by Haruko Greenberg Feeling lighter now,Hollowed out by hours and days,Clouds can just be clouds. Not heavy […]
