Nature’s Moods

With the wind mixing 4 mph with 14 mph

The leaves of the backyard trees bounce against one another

Making both entertainment for me

And hurricane-like disruption for one of the smallest of us

The ants

Some caught exploring the leafy landscape in the rain

While buddies huddled between the deep ravines of tree bark

Wind and water whipping vegetation into a frenzy

Throwing tiny creatures from leaf to leaf

Some falling to the rivulet ground cover

The price paid by adventurous little ones

Little feet fast-peddle flooding environment

Reminding us how futile our own lives can become

In a climate of surprise

Unpredictable hot air

Gusts of insecurity

Squalls of whiny noises

And yes…

Twisters of virus-missions

Deposited any and everywhere

Challenging various physical laws

Even as our smallest creatures

Deal with the honesty of Nature

The present unbridled tempest of aggression

Like the ant

We ponder our own kind of rescue

The who or what capable of raising the sails of liberation

Escape from the whirlwind of hurt, pain and death

And provide survival for the ant

Rationality for us humans

Respect for the new storms to come