The sky is lonely today.
A stretch of endless blue
without a voice.
No clouds drifting
to break the silence.
No birds to sketch
their zig-zag paths.
It is the kind of blue
that does not comfort.
Wide and watching.
It presses down.
Too perfect.
Too vast.
The sun a distant symbol
doing little to offer warmth.
Spilling light like someone
who has already left.
Below, the earth fidgets.
Leaves curl.
Shadows pace.
Waiting for something
to interrupt a sky
with nothing to hold in it
…except unspoken longing
By Sarah © 2025
W3 Prompt #175:Wea’ve Written Weekly
By Sarah 
Blue skies are not always benevolent and you have nailed this oppresssive version Sarah…
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Thank you 🙏🏻 😊
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Wonderful landscape and sky with an enchantment of words Sarah
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☺️ thanks so much!
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I really like that first line and think it could take one to many different places.
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Thank you 😊
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Sarah, your opening line drew me straight in. I was reminded of the vast blue skies over the Australian deserts where I once travelled—lonely skies indeed. Your imagery is stark and effective: the sky not as comfort but as pressure, absence, and longing. I especially liked “Spilling light like someone who has already left”: it’s a striking way to convey distance and detachment. Your closing lines gather unease into something quietly haunting.
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Thank you so much – such kind words 😊 I often feel the sky longs for a friend on these kinds of days.
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Sarah, your closing turn toward “unspoken longing” lingers with me, like the sky itself is holding a secret.
~David
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I am sure it holds many secrets. Thank you David 😊 🙏🏻
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I love the imagery your words create beautifully written Sarah.
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Thanks so much Sadje and thanks for a great prompt to work with 😊
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It’s a pleasure
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I feel this so deeply Sarah …. 💞
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Thank you – kind words indeed 😊
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hi, Sarah❣️
Just wanna let you know that this week’s W3 prompt, hosted by our beloved Jaideep, is now live:
https://skepticskaddish.com/2025/09/10/w3-prompt-176-weave-written-weekly/
Much love,
David
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Such an amazing thought to think of a lonely, empty sky.
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thank you 😊 I am often struck by this notion on those bluest of blue days…
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