If You Have Any

 

If you're reading this during daylight,

could you please go outside and find

a good, wide view of the sky?

Then, could you make a brief observation

of the position and composition

of the clouds in your sky?

If you have any.

You know, just the basic three types:

cirrus, stratus, cumulus.

And one last request,

if you don't mind,

if you have any 

time:

Could you please tell me the speed

and the direction they are drifting,

so I can watch for their arrival?

You may be watching your sky right now,

or you may still be reading.

Either way, 

thank you for your participation.

© 2025 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. North Fort Myers, Florida

2. Tubac, Arizona

3. Grand Mesa, Colorado

4. St. Patrick Church - Parnell, Michigan

Atlantic Moonrise

 

The full moon is shrouded

behind a translucent curtain

of marbled stratus.

Rising over the Atlantic.

Shimmering the saltwater.

Enhancing the evening.

The wind.

The waves.

The warmth.

Immeasurable pleasure

at this Florida beach,

brimming with treasure.

© 2025 Richard Havenga

* Photo Location: South Park Beach, Vero Beach, Florida