THE WHIM OF A CLOUD
I reached out
To grasp a cloud,
It remained suspended.
I extended my lips
To kiss a tuft of cloud,
It stayed aloft.
I opened my mouth
To bite a cloud,
My teeth chattered.
With my hands,
I wanted to wrap a cloud
For a dance in the sky.
Just she and I,
But I couldn’t find
Her waist.
The wind tossed me
Like a leaf,
And I remained among the clouds.
Without a kiss,
Without an embrace,
Without descending to earth,
I remained in the air.