Kansas

 

 

Miles per hour
the wind blew so hard


Things that were inside
flew out to the yard -


Rosemary, parsley, shoe laces

wheat –

 

Hair spray, tooth paste

socks for my feet –

 

Goldfish and castles

a spoon from my hand

 

Stop watches, Grandfather

hour-glass sand -

 

 

It sucked up the vacuum
and left there instead

A cuddle of bunnies
from under the bed -

 

10 Birthday candles

once again blown -

 

and curtains with seams
no longer sewn

The wind blew so hard
and came with it rain


It made every window
feel all the pane -


It blew out the chair
where I sat and read


and left someone's Chevy
parked there instead -


Milk bottles tipped
& lay on their side

tears that were shed
now already dried -

 

 After the storm
when rubble is thick

that's when a branch
becomes just a stick -

A sad sight indeed
not much left to say -

For still in my laces
I too blew away.