Seeking a drop of fire A handful of water A bit of earth And a moment long sky I wander all around For I’m in love with clouds A fire I lit in a shade The silk of time set itself ablaze A bowl of water I sought And deluge ravished my soul I embossed a moment long sky And My reverie flew off along the call of birds I carved a bit of earth Now whispers have built a gaol around me Someone should bring along A drop of fire A chunk of water A bit of soil I’ll mould them into a piece of cloud For I’m in love with clouds This is an English translation of a Balochi poem written by Munir Momin Published in Daily Times, December 7th 2017.