Helen Hudson, Member 51,777 lives Australia and has a fabulous view of the sky from her apartment.   She sent her cloud inspired poem and told us she looks forward eagerly to receiving our Cloud-a-Day emails.  We’ve chosen an image of a rainbow amidst the storm, spotted over Redland Bay, Queensland, Australia   © Aileen Flynn to accompany Helen’s poem.

Look up, Look up

Look up, look up.
Every moment brings change.
Clouds ever there, always moving
Reminding us life’s ephemeral.

Some bring gusto, tower after tower,
Others wisp over the sky.
Maybe rain is the promise.
But others hint and fly away.
Even cloudless, never empty
Constantly open.

Look up, look up
Passing variations – grey and white.
Icy with frozen crystals
Sun reflections turn into
Vermillion, violet, coral
Dipping, diving, dancing
According to air pressure
And temperature complexities.

Look up, look up
Night and day
Our heads in the clouds
Cannot be missed
While caught in life’s toils
Look up, look up, be glad …

© Helen Hudson