…
He stands, watching steam rise
from the boiling water of the open pan,
and clasps his hands together
to catch a cloud of steam somehow.
And it is moments like these,
men in their madness dream
of measuring the weight of clouds.
…
The man stands, his mouth wide open,
and tries to catch a cloud of steam.
A black blind owl sits in a tree,
listening with care to the words of the man
standing above the boiling pan.
This wise bird can clearly hear
each movement the man makes
to grasp and gather a cloud of steam,
and it is at times like these
that man becomes dangerous.
…
On the mountains top,
a child lies on her back in the grass,