Clouds

This was inspired primarily by an amazing view I saw today driving up Brea Blvd. I've never noticed it before, but when the sky is clear, you can easily see the mountains up ahead, and there were clouds above them that made the whole picture incredibly beautiful. In general, I've begun to notice that clouds can be one of the most beautiful parts of nature.

A wispy, will'wy, windswept, flying cloud
Soars high above the earth without a care.
A covering, a canopy, a shroud
Which covers earth, and makes its shadows there.
Of pearl, white, and silver, also gray,
'Twill cast dark shadows, blackening the ground;
But sometimes through will shine the sun's bright ray,
A ray of beauty, light'ning all around.
And after rains, when skies are clear and blue,
The clouds remaining make for wond'rous views
Of blues and silvers; oh! For those who knew
How one could capture all those glorious hues!
I know of little better in this world
Than 'gainst the mountains' backdrop, clouds unfurled.