Sunday 5 May 2013

I would rather pick the clouds

Young Woman Picking the Fruit of Knowledge, 1892 by Mary Cassatt
I have to decipher 
the thousands of messages 
hidden in the thunderous clouds

no window dressing 
can hide from me 
the soup of knowledge

I have to be in the front 
when the clouds spit it all out 
pulsing with their importance 

I plan to turn on all my charm 
and collect it all in a red dish

"such fuzzy words evoke no feelings
or do they?"

33 comments:

  1. Poetry is a beautiful way to express yourself, I agree.

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  2. This is wonderful =) I love the whole concept!

    I am
    http://mindlovemisery.wordpress.com/

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  3. Those clouds better spit it all out this season, I agree to give them all the importance they need!!

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  4. To me it looks like that the character has got guts..

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  5. Yes, there are thousands of messages, and yours was one of the good ones...

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  6. Cloud messages - dampening?! lol

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  7. Wonderful images wrapped up in your not-TOO-fuzzy poetry!

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  8. Such a great write! well done!

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  9. Lovely writing that I liked reading. Also like the painting you chose.

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  10. The charm! innate charm- I like that idea- thanks

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  11. Nature has a way of revealing her knowledge. Beautifully written and a fantastic use of this week's words.

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  12. I have to decipher
    the thousands of messages
    hidden in the thunderous clouds

    yes and sometimes we are very wrong too. As for fuzzy words, oh yes they do carry knives

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  13. Soup of knowledge - may I have a bowlful?

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  14. The clouds growl a bit but I can't make out their words. I like the way your writing makes me think differently.

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  15. I plan to turn on all my charm
    and collect it all in a red dish

    What a great plan!

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  16. Best to be up front and not to miss anything!

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  17. That's the beauty and satisfaction of seeking out and reacting positively to what one discovers. It's true in life! Nicely Gautami!

    Hank

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  18. Loved all your poems. Amazing feeling you have cast with your words. Remarkable.

    Im a poet too. Do feel free to check and comment on my poems. Im a newcomer to blog, hoping to add more poems soon.

    Here's my blog : The Chime of A Forgotten Melody (http://godoffinethings.blogspot.in)

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  19. The way you write gives me my memories. They are refreshed, memories of East Bengal (Bangladesh) in the monsoon.

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  20. Oh, this was lovely. I liked the title, the clouds spitting, the thunderous clouds, collecting... all of it. I liked all of it. Also, the image is amazing. I love Mary Cassat. So thanks, for the words and the picture and all of it.

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  21. If only clouds were like that.

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  22. i love your take on this....esp the red dish..x

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  23. I like the soup of knowledge and the messages hidden in clouds. Very nice!

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  24. Agree with Strummed Words completely!

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  25. I prefer the messages I receive from white fluffy cloud! What a delightful poem.

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  26. I plan to turn on all my charm
    and collect it all in a red dish

    this is a wonderful way to sum up the rest of the poem....lovely..thankyou

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  27. How vivid...charm in a red dish! Who could ask for more?

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  28. Just love this...today I made note of the incredible clouds in the blue, blue skies here in Nevada...hoping a poem would percolate. You wrote it for me.

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  29. A very powerful evocation indeed

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  30. We so seldom look at the skies and there is really so much to see in the ever-changing skies, especially in the clouds.I really liked this! Beautiful!!

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  31. Beautiful write and the title is simply delightful!

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  32. I like this unique take on the prompts. Well done!

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