A Cloud Is Free and So Flies Away

A cloud is free and so flies away

as a white sail upon the ocean,

bright with the light of a sunny ray

with its gossamer wings in motion.

 

It is like a kiss blown to the wind

between two lovers that must depart

or the quiet presence of a friend

whose smile brings happiness to your heart.

 

It is like a veil that drifts afloat

the sky-swirled face of a blushing bride

whose kisses rain from her azure throat

to Smith Mountain Lake and ocean tide.

 

It glides along a wingspan of light

like the pen of a dreaming poet

whose shower of smiles imbibes delight

when the world cries but does not know it.

 

A metamorphosing sight unfurled -

a sea-washed spirit when wild winds blow -

it transmigrates the top of the world -

a freelance flyer with miles to go.

 

A dove on the shoulder of the sky,

she folds the world beneath peaceful wing

as church bells echo and street lamps sigh

invoking a song of gathering.

 

I smile to myself at thought and scene.

Afternoon tea is a sweet bouquet.

As I wait for spring and shades of green,

a cloud is free and so flies away.

Reviews

[Stephen Scaggs]

Dear Ms. Tassell,

I'm most fairly impressed that you even took into consideration my review. A lot of writers read a review and maybe will change it up if it's a misspelled word, but you went in here and gutted it out. Out of that, I give you a 10/10 because your heart is in the right place as a writer. You hit flow and rhythm perfectly and your use of rhyming is impressive. Rhyming dictionaries may help you if you ever need a particular rhyme: I will sometimes use Rhymezone.com or Rhymer.com. Since you rewrote it practically, my favorite stanza would be the entire second and third stanza. Smith Mountain Lake is beautiful. I searched it on Google and it's lovely and fits into this perfectly. I'll send this as a read request because I noticed you only have like three views. o.o May you be blessed well and I hope that you excel us all as a poet ^_^. Love 'ya. 10/10.

Sincerely,
S. W. Scaggs

[A]

Love this! I love the imagery you put in this poem. It has a calm, peaceful feel to it and the descriptions are amazing! Great poem! :)