The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

If Clouds Could Sing

I see a fluffy unicorn
walking through the sky.
I notice it above my head,
moving slowly by.

I see a flying pirate ship
drifting through the air,
a quiet crowd of sleepy pirates
swaying here and there.

I see a giant elephant,
larger than a plane.
Then, as I look again, I see
an old man with a cane.

I’ve seen so many things today
just looking up above
not only clouds across the sky,
but shapes I really love.

A line of lazy camels passes,
one by one they go.
Just for a moment they are here,
then gone before I know.

I pointed up into the sky
and watched the clouds drift by.
If clouds can sing without a sound,
then maybe so can I.

About the Writer


Taya Vasilyeva

Taya Vasilyeva was born in Siberia and now lives in California, where she works with middle-school students. Many of her poems are inspired by the curiosity and imagination she sees in young minds every day.