our earth it exhales
breath from the sea that lingers about

odorless and ominous
it devours mountains
villages and cities

the denizens endure
a chill,
a chill
rudely spat upon them

they shrink into their coats... ..

blue skin
now matches blue eyes

until the cloud fall sighs
and heaves itself away
a slow suspicious fade

to later creep into the lowest of valleys

shadows of tranquil waters
arrive once again
when the day's back has turned