weight, decay

[asakiyume]

Across the sky, wispy white vertebrae from some decomposing heavenly beast.


photo by Flickr user Jen Scheer; cirrus vertebratus is an actual cloud type, apparently

"Sky creatures never stink when they decay," granddad says, "because they're half made of light. Down here we're made of heavy stuff and we stink when we decay. But the sky creatures have no sweet fragrances or intoxicating aromas, either. All the tantalizing scents we love come from the fact that earthly flesh is rich and heavy.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Facts and exhaust both emanate from heavy solid things.

[asakiyume]

Yes! Thank you! You've saved my idea ^_^