Blue Sky

I can't imagine  any sky

more beautiful than the 

beautiful  blue  sky of 

north Idaho. Unlike skies

in other parts of the west

masked with gauzy haze, 

or a smokey brown smog

this sky  is  unfiltered

and pristine, highlighting 

nature's true blue color -

The white of  the clouds

are whiter than freshly

fallen snow, and remind me 

of cotton candy at a beach side 

carnival. They're never still, 

but  always changing shape.

I turn my gaze up-word and

stare , as though I'm

looking into forever