Clouds... and life (poem)

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Collecting drops
reminiscent of ants
Spreading the smiles
with their tears

Drifting together
yet strangers
Sad and lonely
crying their pain

Temporary, ever-changing
Colors and shapes
just a mask -
Clouds... and life





Prompt by and Shared with - Poetry Jam

Comments

  1. Gabriella25 September 2014 at 22:53

    Clouds are indeed life! Well-said, Nimi.

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    1. Nimi Arora28 October 2014 at 00:46

      Thanks Gabriella... Glad that you like it :)

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  2. Mary25 September 2014 at 22:53

    I like this. There definitely is a strong connection between clouds and the emotions of life! Nice to see you at Poetry Jam.

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    1. Nimi Arora28 October 2014 at 00:47

      Thanks, Mary.
      Yes, the clouds can so easily be metaphors for what we feel, I think...
      I do try to be regular in writing and being part of Poetry Jam... What can I say, 'Work in Progress' :)

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  3. alan170425 September 2014 at 23:12

    This is really nice and has such a contemplative feel, life is full of moments of beauty.

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    1. Nimi Arora28 October 2014 at 00:48

      Thanks Alan... Exactly what I was trying to convey :)

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  4. Carrie Van Horn26 September 2014 at 03:56

    Very true Nimi....ever changing indeed. A lovely write. :-)

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    1. Nimi Arora28 October 2014 at 00:48

      Thanks Carrie... for reading and for commenting too :)

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  5. Sumana Roy26 September 2014 at 08:13

    "Spreading the smiles / with their tears"...telling the truths of life ...so beautifully captivated...

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    1. Nimi Arora28 October 2014 at 00:49

      Thanks Sumana...
      It is often true in life that one has suffer to let others be happy :(

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  6. Laurie Kolp26 September 2014 at 17:37

    Yes, very much like life!

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  7. cifar shayar27 September 2014 at 17:41

    ' Clouds... and life' that tells you all, nice composition

    Beyond Clouds

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  8. Anita29 September 2014 at 00:01

    Very true. Agree! Nice one, Nimi.

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    1. Nimi Arora28 October 2014 at 00:51

      Thanks Anita. Glad that you like it and agree with it :)

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  9. Madhusudan Mahawar29 September 2014 at 10:42

    very nice :)

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  10. Maniparna Sengupta Majumder29 September 2014 at 15:25

    Wonderfully written Nimi...love the last few lines "Temporary, ever-changing
    Colors and shapes
    just a mask -
    Clouds... and life"...so well captured...the essence of life !

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    1. Nimi Arora28 October 2014 at 00:51

      Thanks Maniparna... Your appreciation means a lot :)

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  11. Datta Ghosh29 September 2014 at 17:08

    Beautifully written.."Drifting Together...Yet strangers" took my heart away!!

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    1. Nimi Arora28 October 2014 at 00:53

      Thanks dear...
      Don't we all write to touch hearts! Thanks again :)

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  12. Peggy29 September 2014 at 23:14

    Yes ever-changing certainly applies to life as well as clouds!

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    1. Nimi Arora28 October 2014 at 00:53

      Thanks Peggy. Thanks for reading and commenting...

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  13. Nicholas V30 September 2014 at 04:40

    I liked your metaphor of clouds being life, ever-changing and different.

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