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WIND

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The wind can be both friend and foe.

Harnessing his power 

to make him my own

can never be, I know.

He may clear the air

of any disputes yet leave me

to struggle to breathe, 

inhaling what make me sneeze.

He cleans out the cobwebs,

the garden beds, and gutters.

He leaves me breathless

at his show of strength.

He is a lover like no other.

I stand stronger within his embrace.

My body feels lighter,

my countenance tighter,

my body lifted up off my feet.

Wind is my lover, sight unseen,

except for what he brings 

and takes from me.

I see his caress of every shrub and tree.

I yearn for his heavy touch on me.

I love the wind. 

I am sad to see him die low,

knowing he, too soon, will leave me.

I do not want wind to go.

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POWER OUTAGE

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How lucky are we who have electricity

and solid roofs over our heads

while facing the fiercest storms.

When the cradle rocks and trees fall down

we worry a bit and put on a frown.

Yet, we know we only need to wait,

turn the lanterns up, so bright,

we power on batteries to light the night.

Workmen climb poles

amid cold winds grown bold

to make things right.

No billowing tents for us

with open fire to heat the cold

We simply open a book to read by flashlight.

I wonder why I was born 

in this time and in this space;

why I am blessed with American grace.

I wonder why others have not been so placed.

I do not wonder why they seek their way

through jungles, across rivers,

in deadening heat and torrential rain.

I do not wonder why they face such pain

to carry their children to a safer place.

I only wonder at their courage  to dare

while we so spoiled are unable to face

what we fear to be true.

Those who come on bare feet,

those not so blessed, deserve the same grace

as me, and as you.

Electric power outages can be fixed

by brave service workers and much ado.

Moral power outages are much harder to fix

and need a bigger, even braver, crew.

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