"Animals in the Clouds Never Go Away"

The clouds held shapes to every child,
whether a plain circle or something wild.
It was a moment of amazement and grace,
for a child to make-believe in this place.

However, that was then and this is now,
and today everyone's too grown up anyhow.
There's no more elephants in the clouds,
just sad people fearing their shrouds.

Forget about the smell of fresh air,
because life is never, ever very fair.
At least, this is what I was just told.
All these words, they are so old.

By. Holly H.