CLOUD FORMATIONS AND JANE.A Poem by Terry CollettA BOY AND GIRL WATCHING CLOUD FORMATIONS IN 1961I like cloud formations Jane said laying on her back in the small church yard looking up at the sky above her head it’s like a form of art you said grey and white against a canvas of blue that looks like a man’s head Jane said the way it forms and unforms you followed the pointing of her finger at the sky that looks like a dog over there you said she looked and then gazed at you her blue eyes catching the sun’s light through a tree above I like these moments alone with you she said no one near us no disturbance no sounds save for birdsong and the buzz of bees you moved closer to her and lay with you right hand supporting your head searching her eyes her dark hair about her face daddy said that Heaven is above us and looking at the cloud formations I feel I see it especially when the sun shines through she said her lips moving with slow motion I think that sometimes you said she leaned nearer to you and kissed your lips then lay back and stared at the clouds and sky and you lay back too thinking inwardly this is where I’d like to lie the day I die. © 2012 Terry Collett |
AuthorTerry CollettUnited KingdomAboutTerry Collett has been writing since 1971 and published on and off since 1972. He has written poems, plays, and short stories. He is married with eight children and eight grandchildren. on January 27t.. more..Writing
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