Mist and vapor

After James 4:13-17

A mist a vapor

a bare expression of air

or breath existing

for a moment

a slight bend in time

then gone, transmuted

into a brief expression,

a breath disappearing

into light into warmth

gone, disappeared,

nothing to boast about,

even briefly.

Photograph by Cristie Guevara via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.