Clouds

Clouds may block out our beloved sun, the very heat of which gives rise to them, but they also let us see it. A thin layer of cloud called a Stratus is the very thing that can allow us to look directly at the Sun without damaging our eyes. By obscuring, clouds let us see the light.

We were up in town
And saw the sun, red,
Low in the evening sky,
Well obscured by clouds.

And I would have liked to stare,
As the red sun was mesmerizing
And beautiful,
But simply to see its roundness was enough.

The clouds let us see the light.
A paradox of beauty.