Have you observed the sky lately?
Plumes of tabacco grey,
The reds and purples have faded,
The blue has washed away.
We knew the colours were rusting;
Flaking coppery red,
If only we'd have acted,
Now morbid grey is left.
The crimson bled in rivers,
As if drained from hanging meat,
Until there remained weak orange,
The process would repeat.
For a week the clouds rained amber,
Globules of sunshine ray,
And now our sky is ashen:
A grubby, stale ashtray.
Quite ominous. Sort of Mordorish, eh? I just hope you are not referring to the very soul of humanity. Vivid imagery. I love the sky. What is the sky?
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
This is an excellent poem, I love the imagery and the similes here are jumping off the screen powerfully. Yes, the sky can be such a beautiful thing, and also drab... Well done! Seán