CAPTURED CLOUDS

clouds catch
a glimpse of themselves
in a meander of a river

before shape shifting
yet again
into a pod of whales

migrating across the vast
ocean
of time

that are trapped
in oils
as the painter holds them

firmly in place
and they hang
on the living room

wall admired by all
who come
across them

except the artist
who is constantly
annoyed

they she didn't
quite get them
quite right