The Tree and the Cloud
By Huilan
The tree desires movement
But he cannot fly high
His roots dig into the earth
He must stand here
Because it’s his fate
The cloud longs to stop
But must fly
She only has mind and heart
But no root
She cannot touch the earth
This also is her fate
There is always this distance
They cannot touch each other
The tree cannot think of anything else
Because he has no choice
But after meeting cloud
He wants to open his arms
With warmth imagination
To light up his whole life
But the cloud is floating forever
She’s high in space as always
Sky walking with a beautiful shape and a song
Resting in the tree when tired
She wishes to stop for a while
But she can’t
So she tears herself into shreds
And becomes the rain
Showering the ground
The tree and the cloud
Have nothing in common
But they breathe the same air
And love the blue sky
Their meeting is tragic
But their love a miracle
