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    Every Cloud's a Dream
    Every Cloud's a Dream
    Every Cloud's a Dream
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    Every Cloud's a Dream

    By Ayan Adak

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    ‘Every Cloud’s a Dream’ is a collection of poetry that reflects the writer's varied moods, ranging from nostalgic romanticism to childhood innocence and even pensive contemplations. The poems hope to stir the readers to dwell on the reflections evoked by these emotions.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAyan Adak
    Release dateJun 29, 2014
    ISBN9781310856532
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      Every Cloud's a Dream - Ayan Adak

      Upon the blue seas of the sky

      Every cloud you see,

      Is a little dream that someone had,

      Just like you and me

      For every time a dreamer brave

      Hopes with little doubt,

      He paints a part in the canvas sky -

      A future in a cloud

      And thus the clouds sail patiently

      Upon their playground vast,

      Waiting silent for their dreams

      To come to life at last

      But not for once should we ever think

      They leave our sides at all,

      Watching every day our faith,

      And how we rise or fall

      For people change and grow up fast

      Their hopes, they waver too

      And once they give up, melts away

      Their clouds into the blue

      But there are those with heartfelt tears

      Who in spite of all the pain,

      Carry on for the rainbow joy,

      They hope after the rain

      For them, the sunset sky adorns

      Their clouds in brightest hue,

      Whispering in their golden hearts:

      ‘Tomorrow waits for you’

      _________________

      When yesterday keeps calling

      When yesterday keeps calling,

      More often than we care,

      Perhaps somewhere it’s wedged in grief

      More than it could share;

      And hence the tears from long ago,

      Spill into now, today,

      No matter how far we walk ahead

      We hear those echoes play.

      But the fault, it lies in our feeble hearts

      That can’t accept what’s dead,

      In the wistfulness of happier times,

      We cling to the pains instead.

      How long before immature minds

      Will get the truth to see,

      That yesterday’s like a caged bird,

      It’s time we set it free…

      _________________

      Ode to the blue mountains

      Sing for me to the mountains blue

      That lie yonder in your land,

      Sing for me yet one more song

      To them mountains, old and grand

      For deep within the bushland trails,

      I’ve walked so many a day,

      That in that gaze and in

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