BLUE SKY WOMAN

She is

Blue Sky Woman,

who has walked around

her whole life,

head back,

gazing at the sky.

Sky Traveler,

so many miles

she has wandered

under the beauty

of this

celestial blanket.

Star Dreamer,

she asks her questions

of the stars,

and, when they're silent,

she directs her attention

to the moon.

A white dove of Peace

flies alongside

as she journeys,

for she wants

no disharmony

anywhere

near her person.

Her step lilts,

and she sings as she travels,

for a hopeful heart

rides along

in her breast pocket.

That blue sky

has carried her

a long ways,

first thing she sees

in the morning,

last thing she sees

at night:

so much beauty, mystery,

and wonder

to be found

in decoding

the transubstantiation

of the clouds.

One from 2011, kids, from my Traveler series.