Namer Of Clouds
from Spit And Polish by Wobbie Wobbit
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lyrics
There is a sculpture in my park
Of three local people of tottenham
One is alive but the other two died
But the sculpture shows we've not forgotten em
The little round plaque
In silver and black
Tells us what they are all famous for
Luke howard 1772-1864
He was the namer of clouds
Namer of the sky's own shrouds
And their classification
Of their manifestation
In his 1803 publication
The Modification of Clouds
Cumulus, Latin for heap, stratus, meaning layer
Nimbus the rain cloud and cirrus, curl of hair
He was the one to categorise
The wisps of white in the skies
Inspiring many an artist and poet
And now all the schoolchildren know it
Cumulus bubble up cotton wool balls, forming thick and puffy
Cirrus streak across the blue, delicate light and fluffy
Stratus heavy broad and low like a blanket the heavens are cloaked in
Nimbus looming dark and grey shedding raindrops you'll get soaked in
Of three local people of tottenham
One is alive but the other two died
But the sculpture shows we've not forgotten em
The little round plaque
In silver and black
Tells us what they are all famous for
Luke howard 1772-1864
He was the namer of clouds
Namer of the sky's own shrouds
And their classification
Of their manifestation
In his 1803 publication
The Modification of Clouds
Cumulus, Latin for heap, stratus, meaning layer
Nimbus the rain cloud and cirrus, curl of hair
He was the one to categorise
The wisps of white in the skies
Inspiring many an artist and poet
And now all the schoolchildren know it
Cumulus bubble up cotton wool balls, forming thick and puffy
Cirrus streak across the blue, delicate light and fluffy
Stratus heavy broad and low like a blanket the heavens are cloaked in
Nimbus looming dark and grey shedding raindrops you'll get soaked in
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from Spit And Polish,
released October 14, 2021
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Wobbie Wobbit London, UK
Convivial humour and unique songs
From Haringey in North London. I take part in online song writing challenges
fawm.org and fiftyninety.fawmers.org where most of my songs are written.
Most of my songs have at least a gentle humour, and those that don't I hope are just as warm.
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