The fight. The Kingdom of the Sun

Hot Bloom released Cold Wind.
Two butterflies brought piece
of news from the wheat field.
They said the locust cloud
had fallen like a wild
enormous greedy beast.

The Queen gave them the nod.
She left her shining throne
and flied to the wheat field.
All slaves of the Hot Queen
went up and disappeared,
pursuing by Cold Wind.

They got the pointed place
and saw a gnawed thin lace
of stems instead of wheat…
The huge black locusts’ swarm
was eating the last corns
of soft immature meal.

Bloom naked her blazing sword.
A lot of tweeting birds
attacked the locust’s swarm.
The sparrows caught huge pests.
There was too much of them.
Attempts of birds were void.

And Bloom’s hot fire sword
couldn’t fight the endless swarm.
She was exhaust indeed.
Wind saw the cruel fight
He felt regret inside
and blew at the harmed field.

Green insects fell then down.
The sun’s big reddish crown
lit up on the blue sky.
All occupants were slain.
Hot Bloom had truly thanked
Cold Wind. Night fell from high.

                by Thea Ariss         
                23.10.2024