"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

09 June 2010

Head in the clouds

Jack Prelutsky, "I Am Riding on a Cloud"

I'm uncertain how I got here,
but I surely do not care.
I'm enchanted to be floating
unencumbered in the air.


I am riding on a cloud
in the middle of the sky,
making idle conversation
with the birds who happen by.


I may try to catch a rainbow
with my rainbow-catching mitt,
build imaginary castles,
or do nothing else but sit.


What I do is unimportant,
just as long as I can stay
in my chariot of billows
on this dreamy summer day.


Dedicated to my 2009-2010 fifth grade classes who wrote vividly and loved Prelutsky.

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