Distance

The clouds watched the mountains, Strong. Regal.

Infallible.

The clouds longed to join the mountains,

To be together.

But they knew their rain would erode The tall cliffs they so admired And so, the clouds kept their distance.

The moon watched the ocean, Gentle.

Beautiful.

Important.

The moon longed to approach the ocean,

To be close.

But it knew it would pull the ocean's calm shore Into violent waves And so, the moon kept its distance.

But

The clouds did not know that Without their rain, There would be no life on the mountains.

The moon did not know that

Without its pull,

There would be no tide in the ocean.

Nevertheless, they kept their distance.