Sky
When was the last time you daydreamed?
When you took time to look at the scene?
What did you discover
hiding undercover?
Have you looked up high
to view the blue sky?
You'll find there's a lot to discover
under the atmosphere's cover.
You'll find the sky's blue will change
as the four season's change.
In the winter the sky is ofttimes gray, covered with clouds.
Sometimes covered entirely with a dull gray shroud.
However, when the sun shines through
that gray magically turns to blue -
“heaven's blue” -
shining through...
as gray dissipates
off into space.
If you take time to look up at the hues
you'll see a beautiful robin's egg blue...
peeking out where there were dull gray clouds
that sometimes turn into white shrouds
of huge puffy marshmallows
as comforting as a pillow.
These are called cumulus clouds,
perhaps the most favored clouds
of which daydreams are made of
floating in the sky above.
Spring often brings nimbus clouds,
otherwise known as rain clouds,
over the mountain
filled with springtime rain.
(The Latin word for rain is nimbus.)
Spring rains from the sky
are welcomed for it's by
these awaited-for spring showers new growth reigns
producing blooming flowers once again.
Sometimes these nimbus clouds
bring noise quite loud,
producing thunder and lightning
sending bystanders for covering.
But on a day with no rain,
a tropical sky reigns
in Caribbean blue
or Pacific blue.
In the distance the sky will appear almost navy blue
as it blends in with the distant mountain's purple hue.
Yes, the sky contains a crayon box of colors in many blue or gray shades,
changing often throughout the day, reflected in spans of water as day cascades.
Come morning you might see stratus clouds
layered in the sky like a blanket of clouds.
Stratus clouds are identifiable as they lie low like fog;
it's as if fog rose from the earth and became a cloud.
If you see a gray blanket in the morning sky,
it's likely a stratus cloud which will dissipate by and by
giving birth to a sunshiny day.
A day to get outside and play.
In the neon blue summer sky,
there might be alto clouds up high.
Alto clouds are identified as many small clouds.
Be sure to look up throughout the day to identify clouds.
You might see thin, wispy clouds.
These are known as cirrus clouds
when the sky is mostly blue
as you daydream under its view.
Cirrus clouds act like a barometer
signifying a change in weather.
Many adults know this to be true
as they grease up in ligament of blue.
As you daydream you'll see silver-lined clouds
as the sun peers from behind the floating clouds
that bring shade throughout the day
in an awe-inspiring display.
Be sure to enjoy the lake blue sky
and the bright sapphire blue sky,
but especially the sky-blue-pink sky
before it turns into a twilight sky.
Later the twilight sky will twinkle
with constellations that are sprinkled
containing stories of make believe
of gods and goddesses crowned with wreaths.
You'll notice that the coming autumn skies
brings the prettiest blue by and by
as blue is opposite orange on the color wheel.
In the northeast, watching the changing leaves is a big deal.
Sapphire blue skies turn to cobalt
as autumn's glorious sunset wrote
rosy orange streaks which glow
and sky watchers are wowed.
The azure sky of an unclouded day.
Enjoy, for soon winter will come to stay
for at least four months in the north
when many gray skies give birth.
It's February 12 as I write this story
watching the sky change in all its glory.
What started out as a dull gray day
has turned into a cumulus cloud day...
with neon blue skies
brightening the sky
as clouds travel from west to east.
Daydreaming brings with it peace.
Lost in the dreamy topaz
as cumulus clouds jazz
across the sky,
how time does fly.
Time goes quickest when I'm writing,
putting words to my daydreaming,
today sharing the names of clouds in the sky
and various colors of blue, oh my.
Do take time to appreciate
the atmosphere's vaporous lake
as floating gases overhead dance,
although that phase possibly lacks romance.
In the meantime, many daydreams lie
in the quickly changing blue-dyed sky
as time goes by – and bye bye.
How wondrous the sky.
The sky, or heaven, named
by those of Biblical fame,
has many true-to-life stories to tell
especially how weather parallels.
Stories for another day.
That's enough for today
for daydreaming has to end
as work waits for this woman.
* * * * *
In the Old Testament a cloud symbolized
God was in the Israelites lives
leading them where they should go
on their destined path, you know.
They were to go onward
when the cloud moved forward
as God was their guide
throughout their lives.
After reading the selected scriptures below
consider the clouds as God's ever-present shadow,
His presence still guiding us
when we believe and trust.
Some of these verses are quite poetic
suggesting that clouds are chariots
on which the Lord himself rides,
I'm sure with a smile wide.
By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud
to guide them on their way
and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light,
so that they could travel by day or night.
Exodus 13:21
When Moses went up on the mountain,
the cloud covered it,
and the glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai.
For six days the cloud covered the mountain,
and on the seventh day the Lord called to Moses
from within the cloud.
To the Israelites the glory of the Lord
looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain.
Exodus 24:15-17
Then the Lord appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud,
and the cloud stood over the entrance of the tent.
And the Lord said to Moses...
Deuteronomy 31:15-16
There is no one like God
who rides on the heavens to help you
and on the clouds in his majesty.
The eternal God is your refuge,
and underneath are the everlasting arms.
Deuteronomy 33:26-27
Sing to God, sing praise to his name,
extol him who rides on the clouds -
his name is the Lord -
and rejoice before him.
Psalm 68:4
He makes the clouds his chariot
and rides on the wings of the wind.
Psalm 104:3
See, the Lord rides on a swift cloud.
Isaiah 19:1
The Lord will go before you,
the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
Isaiah 52:12
Let's consider the subject of clouds again
for in the clouds God has another aim.
One day the Lord will return to earth
to gather those who have received new birth.
When He comes He's going to come in the clouds,
although it seems we rarely pay attention to clouds,
just like society rarely pays attention to God.
There seems to be a correlation in those words.
Become a meteorologist by studying the clouds
and develop the habit of giving God glory out loud.
Be ready to join the Lord in the air
when those clouds become heavenly stairs.
At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud
with power and great glory,
Luke 21:27
At that time the sign of the Son of Man
will appear in the sky,
and all the nations of the earth will mourn.
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky,
with power and great glory.
Matthew 24:30
In the future you will see the Son of Man
sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One
and coming on the clouds of heaven.
Matthew 26:64
After that, we who are still alive and are left,
will be caught up together with them in the clouds
to meet the Lord in the air.
And so we will be with the Lord forever.
I Thessalonians 4:17
Look he is coming with the clouds,
and every eye will see him.
Revelation 1:7
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