physics lesson
we try to name
the moment
before it escapes
who can capture
the words of the five-
year-old
the clouds look
like they are just
hanging there one
looks like an old man
a wizard
in a paper boat
sailing nowhere
in particular and
taking us along
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The last word in the sixth stanza (boat) should be italicized.
good poem
clouds go where they go
& so do 5 yr olds
There is great freedom in this.
Reading this a week later, I enjoy the devotion to the act of cloud-watching! It spans the generations and time!
Perfectly captures the imagination of a five-year old we could all learn from.