Condensation

cumulonimbus
builds and spreads upwards
on invisible air drafts
as if generated by the hand
patiently turning the summer fair's cotton candy.

reaching
and
reaching

upwards and outwards

and downwards
towards the earth

rapidly shifting
but still penetrated by swift contrails
which mark their ride on exhalations
from the dirt
and from witnesses who are parched
and await its offerings below.