Thursday 24 August 2023

THE CLOUD FAMILY

THE CLOUD FAMILY

One day
The clouds
Were.
At play...
Chasing Each
Other.
Across
Blue hills...

The ground
Wad 
Rocky
So the youngest
Cloud 
Took
A tumble.

It scraped
A knee
And back
And bruised
Some ribs!

Ouch! Owww...
I am
Out!
Exclaimed
The young
Cloud.

Stop all
Play
To attend to.
Me 
I say!

Aww
We want 
To play
Complained
The others
Don't be selfish
In your
Ways.

Rest
A while
Until you
Feel well
Then 
Join us
Again!

 No, no
Absolutely not!
I refuse 
To rest
Without 
You lot!

They all
Paused
Their
Game
And sat around
The young
Cloud
Easing her
Pain...

Once she felt
Better
They resumed
Playing
Together!

What ate
Siblings
And best friends
For
If  not to
Be there 
For one another 
When there's
A fall?

       FREDERIKA MENEZES 

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