Poem: Clouds would pass (state of change)

Clouds would pass (state of change)

Roof deck roaming, late at night

no one in sight

the dark clouds, drenched in moon light

oh what a sight

its dark out there

can’t see ahead

but I got you

my warm glowing red

hearts flutter like a butterfly

beautiful and bold

there’s nothing quite like it

and it never gets old

dimples and wrinkles

the lines of lived life

begrudge them not

how good to be alive

the clouds would pass and cast some shadows

but they soon disappeared

as the bright ball of love and sunshine

would take away their fears

so as I sit by the fire, and watch the logs burn

slowly but surely, into ashes they turn

but the logs they did not truly disappear,

they simply changed the way they appear.

Kim Geraty is a double science degree graduate from the University of Queensland who writes short stories and poetry. She enjoys a broad range of poem topics and styles, and received a second placing in Sydney’s City of Ryde Eisteddfod for her prose reading-performance from Jane Eyre. As well as graphic, fashion and web design and the arts overall, she has a strong interest in technology, innovation, philosophy and astronomy. An Instagram page sharing some of Kim’s short-form poetry is at @kimgeratypoetry, and a more detailed bio note can be found at her previous Poet’s Corner appearances here and here.

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