how the clouds happen
how they take shape and change
how they drift from here
and disappear
as if to re-arrange
their lives
how the clouds happen
how they puff and swirl and spread
how they float so lightly
then come so tightly together
as if to make a bed
for angels
how the clouds happen
how sometimes they align themselves
and reach so high
to dress the sky in uniform
like school children
standing
how the clouds happen
how tomorrow they surprise us
and storm upon us as angry cousins
bound by chains they deliver the rains
of sadness and longing
and hope
how the clouds happen
how they flirt with the wind
and look down upon us with compassion
as also in our fashion
we are chasing and waiting
for redemption
how wonderful and beautiful
and yet so fickle they are
and accurate
in so far as they reflect
our humanity
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