Strings of Clouds

by Maria Isabel Cecilia Pascual
(Manila, Philippines)

How I wish I could fly amongst the flock of royal birds in the skies,

~To feel the great wind and see the Sun god in full view.

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Reach heaven and touch the white clouds above,


Collect the fluffiest ones if I may...
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String them one by one like a necklace,

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To adorn my bereft bossom torn by woeful thoughts;

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To douse and cool down the blazing fire of my soul...



Note: Wistful thinking of a woman going through bouts of hot flashes! :)