I'd have taken them
for the most indifferent
Hovering over and taking in
everything or just about
Sentries of the firmament
patrolling day and night
In cloaks and colours
as varied
As their shapes and guises
that make us make up
Things that don't exist
outside of our roofed skies
And the unmatched cheek
to conceal the mighty star
The only among the countless
that cares for life
on this planet nondescript
Cheerless, overcast, clouded bleak
plastering days with glum greyish
Partying all night noisy,
thunder and lightning to whip
Unbothered, apathetic to the plight
of the crops almost ready to harvest,
a flight caught in a storm electric,
plans for a long-delayed picnic.
They go on and on
hovering, teasing
playing hide and seek
with our moods and climes
Keeping their distance
from all things earthy
Defying the laws of physics -
floating when heavy
Gravity has no say
over their weight or whims
Keeping their distance
from all things mortal
Defying the laws of life and death-
rising from the seas to come alive
again and again
Eternity's their slave as if.
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