Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN AIR CLOUD, by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS First Line: I watched a little cloud one day Last Line: But I was lying there. Subject(s): Clouds; Sky; White (color) | ||||||||
I watched a little cloud one day, As it was floating lazily Above me in the sky; It seemed to be suspended there Ethereal almost as air And then I wondered why. I was an atom on the ground, The bees droned lazily around A world without a care. It was a perfect summer day And dreamland was not far away While I was lying there. 'Twas then that I commenced to rise Like a soap bubble in the skies Where once I saw that cloud; And just as I was passing by, I climbed aboard up high and dry And heaved a sigh out loud. I found the cloud was much too small To hold me up without a fall, So down we did descend; It doubled up beneath my weight, But still I did not hesitate To hang on 'til the end. When I was just about to jump The earth gave us an awful thump That cloud was only air. There were no fragments lying 'round To show where we had struck the ground, But I was lying there. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO MARILYN MONROE WHOSE FAVORITE COLOR WAS WHITE by MADELINE DEFREES FEBRUARY: THE BOY BREUGHEL by NORMAN DUBIE WEDDING CAKE by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE MY CRYSTAL BRIDE by WILLIAM EDWARD ADAMS THE TWO FLAMES by ELOISE BRITON NAILSWORTH HILL by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES A CHRISTMAS CAROL AND ANTHEM by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS |
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