Alphabetical Emotions: The Cloud

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

TTonight I was going to talk about terror. Terror is so close to fear that if you want to read about it I will direct you to my post on fear found at  https://irenewaters19.com/2014/04/07/4125/
Sometimes you just have to escape all the cacophony of emotions bubbling away inside and at times like those you need to have somewhere to escape to so I have decided to cheat a little and tell you about  The cloud.

The Cloud

I have a cloud

Yes, my very own cloud

It has my name in brass

     There it stands for all to see

      Irene,

    Yes it belongs to me

Cumulo Nimbus

Fluffy and white

A haven for me to escape to

A haven that is my birthright

None can visit

Unless I ask

I’m safe from all my foes

My cloud’s protective

My cloud’s selective

I’ll go to my cloud tonight

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About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
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14 Responses to Alphabetical Emotions: The Cloud

  1. Noelle Granger's avatar Noelle Granger says:
    April 23, 2014 at 10:50 pm

    I’m so glad you chose The Cloud over Terror, and wrote about your cloud so beautifully. Interesting that “the cloud” is now the storage for much of our personal thoughts and work.

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  2. Sherri Matthews's avatar Sherri says:
    April 24, 2014 at 6:36 am

    I love your cloud Irene, what a beautifully safe, quiet and peaceful place to retreat to… 🙂

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  3. MR's avatar M-R says:
    April 24, 2014 at 8:49 am

    I can’t agree with you, though, Irene, re terror being so close to fear. I have experienced both, and they seem to me to be a long way apart. Still, it is only my opinion …

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    • Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist's avatar Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
      April 24, 2014 at 11:14 am

      That’s okay M-R. It would be a boring world if we all agreed on everything. I’m betting my bottom dollar that most will disagree with me on todays post when it gets there. ps and secretly I agree with you that terror has an added edge to it. Fear at the far right. Cheers Irene

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  4. eclecticoddsnsods's avatar eclecticoddsnsods says:
    April 24, 2014 at 7:24 pm

    Hello that is a great post and it’s interesting to see how people manage different emotions and feelings and having a cloud seems to be a very good idea, one for me to think about.

    Hello also from another a-z blogger x

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