Faces of the Blue Cloud

 Faces of the Blue Cloud* 

Cirrus like feathers or dandelions in the air,

only then that we know the weather is fair.

Dr Abe V Rotor 

Scene on the way from Batangas to Manila  Circa 2009

It looks like a giant fowl about to roost 

on a tree, its home for the night;

Below is traffic virtually at a standstill,

the night's awake with neon light.

Cumulus cloud grows big with morning updraft, 

 It's a prelude to the coming of the monsoon season, 

Cumulus cloud, too big and tall,

like the Genie or the devil 

After Hiroshima's fatal fall,

Fukushima, Chernobyl.

Thunderstorm often ensues this scene. 

A human figure holding a thunder bolt 

like Thor in mythology;

Wonder who discovered electricity;

the Greeks or technology? 

Late afternoon clouds hover over Metro Vigan, Ilocos Sur 

When we watch long enough the faces of the cloud 

we find  figures of our own making - 

  kind or fearful, familiar or queer, often in shroud

peeping into our inner being.

Flimsy clouds over Sta Maria, Ilocos Sur 

Beyond the clouds is fantasy

a world far from reality;

we seek refuge and freedom

in this make believe kingdom.

 

How high do flying fish fly? 

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* The science behind why we see faces in nature - As humans, we're hardwired to discern such recognizable and often meaningful patterns, a psychological phenomenon referred to as pareidolia (pronounced par-i-DOH-lee-a). We see the face of an old man in the knots of a tree, the shape of an animal in the clouds, the man on the moon.
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