Seeing Weather

A  L  O  H  A !

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For some reason

the childish fascination

with watching clouds

never left me.

Studying meteorology at university

hipped me to the hows and where-fores

of weather formation.

Climate is actually a

complex and lovely dance.

Even the Earth's turning

plays a part in the beautifully named

Coriolis effect. 

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 Different clouds are formed

by different forces and conditions.

However, lest your fear

to lose the fascination

with too much information

don't worry;

The clouds, the sky

remain a vast unconscious

pageant, evoking heart

and art.

I M A G I N A T I O N.

In fact, 

understanding what you are seeing

and being able to name it

adds a whole other dimension

to one's time spent consorting

with the sporting clouds.

 The other day

idly musing,

slightly focused on the sky,

I saw the Trade Winds return!

The sky was congested

with milling clouds,

puffy one's formed over the island

going nowhere 

in a Land/Sea regime.

But the trades were returning

and I happened to see them:

a fast moving cloud appeared

different from all the others;

Is that a heroic Hawaiian paddler

surrounded by surging surf/air,

a sea bird over his shoulder,

welcoming him to these islands??!!

I saw a weather situation,

and knew what it was,

but I also received a great

vision.

The only thing to do

was to write a poem.

I hope you like it:

I Saw the Trade Winds Return

I saw the Trades return today

gazing at the sky

docile clouds in a mass;

Then what should pass? 

a canoe of mist

great voyager sits

upraised oar

passing before the

 grazing fleece

quickly!

Sky/sea bird over his shoulder

all else in the sky that much slower-

I Saw their Passing

then heard the winds

stirred up and splashing;

Curtain curtseyed

admitting zephyr

 cool-

I have seen the Trades Return

and so the Hawaiian Sky

has become my

 school.

 Ka Makani

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                      Warmly, cloudia