Poetry Friday - Clouds

Sad to say, summer is drawing to a close - at least on the school calendar. Here in the south, summer on the weather calendar lasts much longer. In honor of lazy, summer days gazing at clouds:
Pat Mora’s “Cloud Dragons”

What do you see
In the clouds so high?
What do you see in the sky?

Oh, I see dragons
That curl their tails
As they go slithering by.

What do you see
In the clouds so high?
What do you see? Tell me, do.

Oh, I see caballitos*
That race the wind
high in the shimmering blue.

*little horses

from Confetti: Poems for Children
Pat Mora promotes “book joy”, connecting all children to books.

In my book . . . Slithering dragons and a shimmering sky equal “word” joy!

AND

In my book . . . Dragons are special. I’ve become fascinated with dragons especially those of Donita K. Paul (The DragonKeeper Chronicles). One of her characters is a librarian , Librettowit - what a great name for a librarian!

Anyplace that has no libraries, no bookstores, no institutions of higher learning is considered uncivilized and wild to our [Librettowit].

from Dragonquest