Clever Wind Does Not Tip Her Hand

clever wind
she does not show us her cards
keeping them close to her vest

she lures us in
a sense of peace
starting out calm and breezy

She picks up speed
the trees are swaying
I wonder, but she calms it down again, showing nothing

during the next lull
I hear a freight train, except louder
knowing it is her, I head toward the basement
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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September 27, 2021 at 10:07 AM
Oh, yes, I'm familiar with this. One evening I was reading a magazine and the freight train came right through my living room. Suddenly, I realized we don't have any railroad tracks in our town!!!
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