Linking “cloud” quadrille (44 word poem) with dVerse Poets…(photo by lynn)
monday mood
in layers of grey
lowering, glowering
clouds are shrouds
for secret fears
and private tears
as each soul
only knows of
its own sorrows;
cannot fathom another’s
though true sisters/brothers
might try to sigh
with kindred spirit’s cry
in overcast
empathy.
“Each heart knows its own bitterness… ” -Proverbs 14:10
a poem in my pocket 
Oct 11, 2016 @ 12:29:13
as each soul
only knows of
its own sorrows…. love that cause we can only imagine what we don’t experience first hand.
Oct 11, 2016 @ 13:13:28
So true…thanks
Oct 11, 2016 @ 06:22:37
Beautifully evocative write, Lynn ❤️
Oct 11, 2016 @ 07:23:42
Glad you stopped by, Sanaa.
Oct 11, 2016 @ 00:11:42
the sadness is vividly felt. ❤
beautiful, throbbing lines:
"as each soul
only knows of
its own sorrows;"
Oct 11, 2016 @ 07:22:18
Writer’s goal realized…thanks!
Oct 10, 2016 @ 23:50:09
“clouds are shrouds
for secret fears
and private tears”
~aww… I hope you have a lovely weekend despite the gloomy Monday.
Oct 11, 2016 @ 07:20:33
You are kind, Maria 😌
Oct 10, 2016 @ 23:23:05
The weight of Monday is so much felt… maybe not even compassion can warn sometimes
Oct 11, 2016 @ 07:19:14
A heavy feeling for sure, Bjorn.
Oct 10, 2016 @ 21:59:36
Perfect somber tone achieved here. Just lovely.
Oct 10, 2016 @ 22:42:14
Appreciate this comment, De!
Oct 10, 2016 @ 19:22:10
I can relate to those kind of grey days ~ Good thing today was a beautiful sun-lit day ~ Hope you are well Lynn ~
Oct 10, 2016 @ 20:46:17
I am enjoying the evening with grand daughters…they bring sunshine 😍
Oct 10, 2016 @ 19:11:03
Well written. Really like the photo – it really connected with this piece.
Oct 10, 2016 @ 20:44:12
I took photo earlier…now I could write to a prompt that fit 🙂
Oct 10, 2016 @ 18:17:31
Nice closeup of the drops on the window. I like the idea of empathy being our window to another and also what blocks us from fully fathoming the other.
Oct 10, 2016 @ 20:39:58
Thank you, Frank.
Oct 10, 2016 @ 17:29:55
Monday monday can’t trust that day…….https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h81Ojd3d2rY
Oct 10, 2016 @ 17:35:34
Oh yes, appropriate song from sixties 🙃
Oct 10, 2016 @ 17:39:15
It’s a beauty right?
Oct 10, 2016 @ 20:39:10
Yes!
Oct 10, 2016 @ 17:22:21
We can never know another’s cloud, only react to the lessened light beneath its shadow.
Oct 10, 2016 @ 16:34:21
Have you had a cloudy Monday too, Lynn? Your Quadrille has a lyrical lilt – the rhymes give it a wonderful little kick, despite the grey undertones, especially ‘lowering, glowering /
clouds are shrouds’.
I think we all have those times when we retreat behind our own clouds.
Oct 10, 2016 @ 17:29:48
Yes, it’s part of our human experience…thanks for reading ☔️
Oct 10, 2016 @ 13:27:51
Love what you did with this, Lynn. It’s that kind of day here–so easy to withdraw and stay within oneself. But so important now to reach out to others
Oct 10, 2016 @ 13:57:50
The photo evoked these emotions…our weather here is mostly and sunny today!
Oct 10, 2016 @ 14:02:40
Okay, I’m on my way to your place!
Oct 10, 2016 @ 14:40:52
😄
Oct 10, 2016 @ 12:18:07
Great use of the given word today. I believe, however, that it is when we share our sorrow and listen to the sorrow of others that we live compassion. And compassion heals the wounds of sorrow.
Oct 10, 2016 @ 13:56:25
You are quite right…thanks for commenting, Linda.