Sky



The sky is blue, isn't it?
Wait, I look up and now it's black.
But to say it's black would be to ignore the stars?
It's white, no grey...
But I can't see the sky, they are clouds,
But aren't clouds sky?
What is sky?
Is it simply a term by the word maker of centuries past?
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Submitted on May 28, 2013

Modified on April 19, 2023

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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 265
Words 57
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8

Kev Green

Just a person who might have suffered more than his fair share of suffering but still lives to tell the tale. Found writing and writing found me. Everything I do is dedicated to my dear Wife and children Emma and Jamie and my mentor Rob Middlehurst. more…

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