Such a Wind
by Beth Weaver-Kreider

Such a wind.
Such a wild, wild wind.
Corn husks spiraling down out of the sky,
leaves rising in my rearview mirror
like something out of a German luxury car ad,
that move-along shove from behind
as you walk from the house to your car.

A devil-may-care wind,
a witches-are-passing wind,
a scouring, powerful rowdy wind,
the kind that could blow down
the towers of injustice,
pull kings from their thrones,
and lay waste the structures built of lies.
No house of cards can stand
in the face of that wind.

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Gratitude List:
1. The softness of milkweed fluff
2. The view from my parents’ new apartment
3. Rest
4. Smoothie for supper
5. Reminders to seek joy
May we walk in Beauty!