SKY

 

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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