Clouds
Greg Williamson
Containing only .035%
Of the Earth’s fresh water at any given moment,
Clouds are a pretty insubstantial pageant
Really, which the nineteenth century docent
And Englishman, Luke Howard, classified
As stratus, cirrus, nimbus, and cumulus
(From Gr. flat, fruity, agile, and big-thighed),
(And every silver lining has one, Gus,)
Until, at length, you notice overhead
“Soft coral reefs and powdery tumuli,”
The “grand confections” literalism shrouds
In secrecy, your feet on the ground and your head,
Etymologically speaking (I
See a bunny), you old day dreamer,
in the clouds.
