The wind

You cannot hold the wind.
But sometimes
when it blows very hard
On those days
associated with words like
Severe, Advisory, and Warning
when the air is
almost solid
I cup my hands against it
and for just a second,
I do.

Reviews

[Lorry]

The power of nature might be invisible, but you describe very well the power of it that we can actually grasp.
Only once has wind ever grabbed me. I think it was 2008 and we had winds captured at 112 mph and were stuck in work watching windows across the road blow in and they had the genius idea that due to health and safety issues we could all go home!!! (Like that was safer)
So off we go. I got a lift from a friend and as she turned the first corner the wind caught us and she managed round the corner on two wheels. I went back the next day to search for my stomach, which I think escaped through my mouthwhen I "Woah'd" a bit too vigorously! 😃

[K. Louis]

That's beautiful. The image of holding onto wind, even if only briefly, is really powerful. Nicely written.