Naive Nephologist Never Normal

Edinburgh Castle

AnElephantCant stop marvelling at clouds
They come in all shapes and sizes
Small white and fluffy
Big dark and huffy
And man they are full of surprises

They can open up and hit you with a deluge
You are soaked through before you can sneeze
A torrential downpour
12 inches or more
You are suddenly in water right up to your knees

Or perhaps it is quite black and gloomy
Depressingly dark and menacingly low
You can probably say
That by the next day
You can go out and frolic in fresh snow
The worst kind are those that do nothing
They don’t drop enough moisture to dampen a thistle
It’s hardly a smirr*
Won’t wet a cat’s fur
AnElephant would rather endure a respectable drizzle

In Scotland they blow in from Siberia
Across Poland and over the North Sea
They bring sleet without fail
And sore icy hail
And Elephant prefers to skirmish with bees

It’s best when you lie in the sunshine
Trying to work out the shapes in the sky
A doggie a bunny
A crocodile made of honey
And a white Elephant skipping happily on high

*Smirr – Scots for a very light mist-like rain