“Cloud Watching” by Elizabeth Kirby ‘22

​we spend our days
working and rushing
never stopping
never slowing down
but my favorite things
are saturdays
in the spring and fall
when the grass is perfectly green
and then the air is clean and crisp
and the wind blows lightly through my hair
and the sun warms my face
and the ground looks like a soft green mattress
my arms covered in a sweater
but my legs in shorts
perfect
white puffy clouds
in the sky
so i lay down to watch the sky with you
i try to decipher the floating shapes
“that one is a bunny”
“no it’s definitely a lunch box”
“what?!?”
i laugh
you take up a defensive tone
“no! that’s what it is!! how do you see a bunny!”
we descend into a fit of giggles
but we can’t decide
and that’s ok
the joy was in being there with you
just us
the wind
the sun
the grass
the sky
the clouds
just us
and i can’t decide
what i love more
you
or
being with you

Photo by Aléthea Vickerman ‘22