Its touch gentle,

feather across skin

hints of lavender or mint

oaks and pines or fresh cut grass

Sometimes the scent of pie or bread

other treats both savory and sweet

Sometimes more,

blowing hair, raising a chill

on exposed arms and neck

Light jacket required

Sun shining still

Or stars wavering as the air moves

Touch growing stronger

breeze disappears

in the force of the wind

blowing leaves, difficult to walk

spreading odors of life

and decay

Dust devils and water spouts

becoming a wind

driving snow or dust or rain

Trees, even signs wave madly

Still beautiful,

but beginning to terrify

Tornados, focus

power of the wind

uprooting everything, including lives

Hurricanes spread

power of the wind

Flooding, stranding people and lives

Violent wind eventually

diminishes and stills

violence ceasing

fading into memory

Sky clearing, the breeze remains

Joy replacing terror