Written August 19, 2020

there was a distinct salinity
a vague affinity
to life in the sky

the clouds would cluster
in cream and custard
because this was life
in the sky

there were mandarines
with perfume skins
to float on winds
and fish who flew
into a stew
when the sun
it warmed a bun
for this was life
in the sky

and no one died
and no one cried
and no one eyed
the apple pie

how beautiful 
is a life 
in the sky

Life in the Sky © Safira Schiowitz