Shaping Cloud Metaphors

Write a poem using a cloud as a metaphor for an emotional experience you’ve encountered.

Clouds are dynamic and ever-changing, very similar to emotions. In this prompt, we’ll explore a particularly poignant emotion in your life and attempt to frame it as a cloud. The shifting shapes and colors of clouds can represent the complexity and fluid nature of our emotions. Some questions to consider include: How do emotions similarly change and morph over time? What reactions or feelings do certain cloud formations elicit?

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