I’m in love with clouds

Author: Fazal Baloch

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.

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