A man saw a ball of gold in the sky

I think this is a pretty awesome poem. I believe this poem is all about how you view your life. The man sees a ball of gold. However, once he reaches for it, it no longer matters as much to him. He takes the ball of gold for granted and thinks it is merely clay. Once he takes a step back and looks at it from a different light, he realizes it was a ball of gold. This is a good lesson for life in not taking anything that is special to us for granted.