Reckless rags
ripped
by storm;
ragamuffin clouds
lounging about
like homeless people;
dark, moody
noses sniffling
with drizzle;
a hard, cold
night.
Rags
John Malone
playful panda
Reckless rags
ripped
by storm;
ragamuffin clouds
lounging about
like homeless people;
dark, moody
noses sniffling
with drizzle;
a hard, cold
night.
John Malone 
great descriptive language here
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thanks Beth; I like to do these sort of descriptive poems now and then; keep my hand in 🙂
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Such a fresh view in those displaced clouds. Enchanting, John.
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thanks K; I threw myself into this one 🙂
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Well worth it. 😁
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“ragamuffin clouds lounging about like homeless people” — terrific description.
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thanks Neil: thought it about time I did a descriptive piece 🙂
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Great poem, thought provoking.
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tonight was like that too; a ragged sort of evening, homeless people nodding off outside shuttered shops —
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We had a thunderstorm yesterday, and your poem is a wonderful way of describing it. 😀
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thanks Eden: thunderstorms clear the air — and make great material for ‘weather poems’ 🙂
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Excellent. I really like Reckless rags / ripped / by storm
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that’s your influence, Bob 🙂
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Thank you so much John!! 🙂
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“A glorious poetic weather report!”
~ The Bureau of Meteorology ☔
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will you pass my thanks to BOM please David 🙂
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Being government employees
they too were lounging about
like homeless people as I duly
passed on your appreciation 😎
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it is the first time I’ve heard from BOM, David, so will treasure that comment 🙂
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The image and your words support each other wonderfully! Storms can be so nerve-wracking. Great writing, John! 🙂
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🙂 thanks Terveen 🙂
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Nice poem. Thanks for sharing!
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thanks for visiting and going to the trouble of commenting 🙂
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Nice imagery!
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thanks Worms; I discipline myself to do a poem that’s mainly descriptive regularly, to keep my hand in 🙂
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