John Close - poems read by John

pictures in the sky

I made a picture in the sky
of someone I disliked
the clouds turned grey, it rained all day
and far into the night.

I made a picture in the sky
of someone that I knew
and where I'd made that picture
the sky turned blue.

I made a picture in the sky
of my true loves face
and the sun came shining through
in its place.

written early 1970s


© John Close