October 30: Dreams and Schemes

The sheeting nimbus, redolent of rain,

And crowns of cumulus turned fiery rose

Beneath the wispy cirrus entertain-

Illuminated structures that compose

A sunset of confusion, all ablaze,

With altocumulus in fluffy grids

And cirrostratus fading into haze-

The sort of thing Occam’s Razor forbids.

And yet the sky and I are of one mind

Too many wonders live beneath the sun

To be to dull sequential tasks confined;

So bring on everything at once for fun!

So I progress through wonders that abound

Buoyed by hope t...