by Kathleen Weisgerber

Created on: July 08, 2008

CLOUD ADVENTURES

When I lay out in my back yard

And stare into the sky,

I want to be up in the clouds-

If only I could fly.

If I could fly up to the clouds,

I'd stay up there all day.

I'd spend some time on every one,

And mold each cloud like clay.

I'd shape a cloud into a slide-

A bumpy, curvy course,

And ride it like a cowboy rides

His wild and bucking horse.

I'd probably get dizzy

And want this ride to stop,

So I'd find another cloud,

And onto it, I'd hop.

This time I'd make a mighty castle

And I would be the king.

I'd mold a flying, fearsome dragon

And ride upon his wing.

We would fly over my castle,

My dragon friend and I,

And keep it safe from all invaders,

They'd never even try.

But that might get a little dull

Even from a dragon's wing,

And so I'd leave my fearsome friend,

To mold another thing.

The next cloud that I'd hop upon

I'd shape into a whale.

He'd take me deep into a cloud sea

While I held unto his tail.

We'd swim past dolphins, squids and seals,

Past coral and sponges, too,

On our way to buried treasure

Down in the sea so blue.

The treasure would turn out to be

A chest of sunken gold.

I'd reach into the chest and try

To grab a bit to hold.

But as I tried to touch it

I'd be frightened by a shark.

My friend, the whale would slam the lid

And leave him in the dark.

It's getting late now and my mom

Is calling really loud.

But I'll be back tomorrow

To adventure with more clouds.

End

Learn more about this author, Kathleen Weisgerber.
Click here to send this author comments or questions.