Clouds

Giovanni FruncilloDecember 13, 2017

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Clouds

written by: Giovanni Fruncillo

The clouds float above us like
cloistered nuns in their luminous habits.

And the evergreen trees,
with outstretched arms are like blind saints,
asking for morning bread.

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Giovanni Fruncillo is a poet and professor at a college in Northern New Jersey.

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