Sibbling Rivalry in the Air

Yin and Yang are fighting in the sky again... I swear those two...

White puffs made of cream, gather across the blue icing of the sky

Shadows coat their bellies as they loom overhead.

The clicking of my wheels ticks away

And wind tickles my scalp as I pedal

Heat slides off the black roofs

Dripping to the sidewalk below

Rippling against my feet as they slap against the hard concrete

My eyes are glued to the lowering sky

Lines fall like ribbons down to the far away ground

Lightning flickers across the whole scene

And soon after thunder makes the ground shutter

I suppose Yin is coming

A storm, a evil

I watch as they twine themselves above me

Yang scampers away from Yin as she swirls closer

The sun is held tight enough to drop more citrus heat down to Earth

While Yin swirls with anticipation, knowing that she had him in her grasp

I just shake my head and jump on my bike,

Those two can work it out themselves.

Author's Note

Remark all you want! This was an actual occurrence as I rode my bike to the library today. Was pretty weird, on one end, it was bright, hot and sunny, but in the near background I could see huge puffy clouds with rain and lighting falling. Just reminded me of so. Hopefully you liked it!

Reviews

[Sujash I. Purna]

No doubt it's another humdinger! I really loved it! Just a Yin and Yang and a couple of pipe dreams...magnificent!

Rippling against my feet as they slap against the hard concrete
My eyes are glued to the lowering sky
Lines fall like ribbons down to the far away ground
Lightning flickers across the whole scene

These four lines ooze the real delight in reading this poem...and then again a blase attitude towards the whole scene when you said I just shake my head and jump on my bike....those two can work it out themselves...

Really charming Kaitlin!

[Mamalou]

Excellent imagery - I had no trouble visualizing this scene. Beautiful words.

[realmwriter]

I liked it very much, hope you did too...I love the Yin & Yang theme that overlays the whole piece even though the two aren't mentioned till halfway through the piece. Beautiful for sure...

[Just Me]

Very nice. great write

[Jeremy Baker]

Poetic, deep and almost spiritual - this carried me away as I read it - beautiful!

[T.W. Early]

I enjoyed this one! more simplistic than others I have read. The fact that it is based on truth makes it even more interesting.