Look at the clouds of rain up high

It’s good, you see, for we’d be dry

Whenever you see clouds of gray

Just know that rain is on its way.

Soft rains make seeds to sprout anew

And then when all this rain is through

We’ll harvest all of earth’s great bounty

From farm to market and city to county!

On sunny days like cotton candy

“Cumulous” so fine and dandy,

I see a bear up in the sky,

Look down at me and give a sigh.

“Cirrus” clouds look like bed sheets

Like cotton candy stretched out and sweet

A sunny day presents itself

So fly a kite that’s on a shelf.

When “Thundercaps” warn stormy weather,

I hide beneath my pillow feathered,

Lightning flashes and resounds

Count ten seconds, “Hit the Ground!

Sometimes clouds fill up with snow

When the temperature is down real low

With nitrogen it heals the land

All of natures has a Plan.

When ground’s revived and air’s brand new

And snow and ice and rain are through,

Pastel lilacs, pink, green and blue

Brings a rainbow, promised true.

 Jacqueline Applewhite

March 10, 2009