Wind & Humans
Where does the wind get its strength
Acting just like us humans
A soft breeze especially pleasant
Caresses our face on a late summer evening
How then can the wind roar and moan
As it passes through the trees outside my house
Passive winds transformed into terrible giants
Throwing temper tantrums shrieking high notes
Why the anger in its voice as it flails about
Breaking limbs twisting treetops uprooting oaks
It all comes down to hot air just like us
The cold resistance meeting the hot head of thunder
Just like we humans the wind reacts to hot air
As the thunderheads build power increases
Till it just can’t take it any more just like us
All hail breaks loose as outbursts violently erupt
Where hot heads and frigid hearts meet trouble resides
Demanding tearing up everything in sight blowing off steam
Just like some humans who just can’t take it anymore
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Last night a huge front came through with strong winds and rain. The wind took out the giant oak that sat in the yard at the entrance of our community. After it blew over we could see that the center was rotten and hollow. The strength of the wind is amazing. So volatile and unpredictable, just like humans.
Photos: Dwight L. Roth
