The Cloud



The cloud whispers in the trees,
Buds of still,green leaves and fine;
The cloud whispers through my window;
Sometimes she speaks of the gods,
One like a spoon
And glad like a ship she sails away.

About this poem

The poem is on imagination and reality of a moving and stocky clouds.

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Written on June 08, 2016

Submitted by eboh.ogbonna on August 08, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 196
Words 42
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6

Eboh Solomon Ogbonnaya

I am a Nigerian citizen by birth.I am a graduate of Abia State Polytechnic Aba in Abia State. I studied Banking and Finance in the Polytechnic in Nigeria. I am also a playwright and a folklorist. more…

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