Dreamy
Above the Clouds for the Very First Time
On her first school day, Juniper stood by the gate, The sky looked big; she wondered what might wait. Otto the otter juggler tossed three soft balls high, They dipped toward the grass, then sailed through the sky. Juniper laughed, and her knees felt light, “I’d like to see clouds from up in flight!”
Her friend Wren the wrasse came in a glass water bowl, With clear water sloshing as little waves roll. Juniper climbed in the balloon basket, snug and slow, Wren’s bowl sat in a padded ring below. The burner gave a gentle whoosh; the ropes grew tight, And up they drifted in the morning light.
Up through a cloud, up into the blue, Juniper held the basket rim; Wren watched too. Below, the hill grew small and the fields spread wide, The clouds made a soft white sea on every side. “Above the clouds—I’m here!” Juniper cried, Wren swished in his bowl as they floated side by side.
At Cloud School, their balloon came down, On a soft cloud porch above the town. The bell rang softly; a new day had begun, They sat side by side in the warm morning sun. Wren swished to and fro, Juniper smiled at the cloud’s soft glow.
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