A few amber clouds floated in the sky without a breath of air to move them. The horizon was of a fine golden tint, changing gradually into a pure apple-green, and from that into the deep blue of the mid-heaven. – Washington Irving, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

A cloudless plain blue sky is like a flowerless garden. – Terri Guillemets, “Porch swing thoughts,” 2006

The stars, which stand as thick as dewdrops on the fields of heaven. – Philip James Bailey

They are fair resting-places for the dear weary dead on their way up to heaven. – Joaquin Miller (clouds)