A Deep Read of the Wind

Initially published on Hello Poetry in 2012. Reposted and slightly warmed over here in 2023.

When the warm summer breeze
blows from sea to sand
and gently caresses your face
while you stand on the dunes
its breath overflowing
with the scent of the ocean
do you simply enjoy its caress?
or
Do you ponder the individual molecules?
The atoms?
The updrafts?
The sun's rays?
The spin of the earth on its axis?
Where the wind came from?
Where it is going?

Or do you, like I
simply close your eyes
breathe deeply
and enjoy the moment?

River Flows

Published initially on Hello Poetry in 2012. Slightly edited in 2023.

A river runs as rivers run
Just where it wants to go
You can build a dam
Canal or trench
But you cannot stop the flow

And if divert it you succeed
by cutting route through stone
there will remain a trace
of where it's been

and the truth of course be known