Cumulus Clouds
Corded in the
bright afternoon sky,
Their lighter
tops upon their darker rests,
Their cording
suggesting the earth’s great curve
Sailors have
seen these—
Persians,
Chinese, Greeks, Egyptians,
Before them
various desert-dwelling, jungle-dwelling
Large-jawed
people, looking at bright afternoon sky,
Saw these and
were filled with awe.
--June 3, 2013
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