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| "Car Cloud" from Driver Layer |
I face the wind before me on this empty
cloud
I hold no promises, but I'll get there
some how
Where would I go, I don't know
But I know this cloud will bring me
there.
Sometimes it feels like floating, above
the ground
And sometimes it feels like nothing at
all,
So occasionally I'll think I'm Peter
Pan
And take a hold of the storm-ward bow.
“Turn this ship around me matees!”
The captain calls with such mirth and
might
For there are plenty of pit stops on
this night,
Especially when the cow jumps over the
moon
Or at least for this little boy blue.
I stare at forests that travel at the
speed of light
Inside this Millennium Falcon I take
flight
Across the many galaxies and planets
alike
Like Hans Solo and my Chewbaca we make
the hike.
Where no man has gone before, so I'm
told.
Out into deep space through the
asteroids
Battles with alien ships and light
saber fights.
Yeah this here cloud isn't the best,
but hey
It served us well throughout these many
years
It covered us in warmth through the
bitter cold
It zapped away the rain when it could
And it weighed lighter than a feather
in the air
It even paid for itself in balloon
fairs.
The fluff might be tarnished and not
the same
But in the end it is my cloud, here to
stay.
Question for the Reader: What kinds of traveling adventures did you have?
Love those virtual road-trips .. the best ones would for sure be there among the clouds.. how far can you go on such trips and still get back again.
ReplyDeleteYeah I had quite the vivid imagination back in those days. The road trips are always going as far as the mind's eye.
DeleteI love the imagination of little boy blue. Sweet Kenn
ReplyDeleteI was that little boy blue, so I will gratefully take your compliment. :)
DeleteImagination can take us anywhere. Love where little boy blue traveled in this.
ReplyDeleteHe used to travel all over the place, and now he is a busy homebody. Good reason for this thought to pop up.
DeleteMy fave travels were in the back of our pickup going to and from camping trips. No need to talk, only imagine and nap. This was an awesome piece, I still fell this way while on raid trips sometimes. Thanks for participating!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like quite the night out. I loved camping out to a bonfire and talking about stories. Great times.
DeleteAnd most kids today watch their iPhones or tv in the car… they are really missing something by not looking out the window (IMO)
ReplyDeleteI probably won't have kids, but if I did, they would be playing outside and going on camping trips because there is so much to do and enjoy outside of the virtual world.
DeleteI like the idea of looking into the sky and contemplating what everything means, how far away planets and other galaxies are, and what might it be like to travel that far. Even a cloud takes wonderful journeys, and I wouldn't mind riding one for a bit.
ReplyDeleteI could imagine you riding a cloud like Mary Poppins.
DeleteI'm passionate about the sky and sky watching and cloud watching. This poem is so lovely Kenn, another source of good old memories to me.
ReplyDeleteI like lying in the yard and watching the clouds go, it's been hot these days, not many clouds, but whenever they show up, I greet them with smiles.
Kiss.
I honestly was thinking of summer when I wrote this poem because I miss the hot weather. Winter where I live is retched.
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