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i am a cloud and when i cry it rains

glacial
hand movements
a tracking shot 
slow motion sparkler tails
write your name in the midnight air
watch as the ashes disperse
the last thing you ever did
was ask a question
maybe you will find the answer
in sweet dreamless sleep

🌷(3)

◄ dear richard,

grief in e-minor ►

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Stu Buck

Mon 27th Mar 2017 18:22

cheers guys. glad you all liked it, i have been enjoying all your work as well, sorry if i seem a little less active nowadays i am trying to use the computer less in general as its naughty and bad.

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Neil Robertson

Mon 27th Mar 2017 18:04

Love the last three lines of this Stu. Very powerful and hard hitting poem

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suki spangles

Mon 27th Mar 2017 08:36

Hi Stu,

Another fabulous title Stu.

A magical realist vibe; I'm a sucker for this kind of verse. You evoke images so beautifully, effortlessly..

Thanks for sharing.

Suki

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raypool

Sat 25th Mar 2017 19:03

Born and lives in the imagination where it is entirely at home, Stu. A bit of magic!

Ray

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Paul Waring

Sat 25th Mar 2017 08:03

You have such a gift Stu. This poem is so rich with words and images. Great stuff.

Paul

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Raj Ferds

Sat 25th Mar 2017 07:34

I like that Stu.
A wonderful idea expressed so succinctly.
You were pretty economic with words there.

Raj

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