Thought Pasture

  “I Love You Cloud” By Maura K. Quinn Once upon a time, there was a fluffy white cloud, resting in a bright blue sky.  And resting on the cloud in the bright blue sky, was a cuddly little bear. One day and a beautiful day it was  the bear looking down at all the pretty green below. “Sigh”, said the bear, “I do love it in the air. But the ground is so firm and green. I wish, just once, I could tumble down on it and play like the other bears do”. The bear was so sad that he began to cry. “What’s the matter?” said the fluffy white cloud. “Oh Honey, Why are you crying? It’s a beautiful day. Look at the pretty blue sky and all the lovely green below”. “That’s just it.”, said the bear. “Well that is an odd thing to happen.”, said the cloud. “You used to be so happy on lovely days. Don’t you like the sunshine anymore?”. “No, no it’s not that at all. I love the sunshine and the beautiful blue. It’s just that it makes me sad to ...