Poetry Illustration: Overcast.

Overcast by Stephanie Stanton.

Her perfectly manicured fingers stretch

and fondle his surface in search of an edge 

Her smouldering eyes hold the nation's stare

as she lifts him up with a flick of her hair 

She glances an instant, scanning the map

then puts him in place; gives his surface a tap

He loves her, the cloud, and wishes to be 

more than her prop, to be used in 2D

But alas there is nothing that can be done 

for this cloud, manufactured in 71

'The South will remain fairly cloudy but dry'

(He can't let her down, does his best not to cry)

'In the North expect rain but this later should clear'

(When the camera is turned, out trickles a tear)

Poem by Stephanie Stanton 2015 ©