by Jane St. Clair

To some people, the sky is something over your head. You look up to see it.

Back East the sky is always broken up into parts by buildings,

clotheslines, telephones and such.

Even in cities by the sea, skies get broken up.

Out West, the skies can be everywhere.

Microsoft skies

Technicolor skies

Black and white skies

Hallelujah skies

And rainbow skies

The sky here makes ordinary things look dramatic

Ordinary buildings

Ordinary days

Promise yourself you’ll come to Big Sky country at least once.

Promise yourself you’ll walk in the sky.