The Wind And I

I sought a friendship with the wind. I felt it already existed in my soul, but soul-depths kept us far away from each other. I hoped to attain a space we could inhabit together, I hoped for wide open spaces we could wander at will. How does a mere human being summon something so vast? I merely stood at the center of a circle I imagined into being. A gentle touch made me turn my head to the left: a dry, brittle bush was there, a moment passed, and the skeletal bush suddenly soared into green abundance. It flourished before me. I knew then what Wordsworth had tried to teach me through verse: Nature's Soul overspreads time and place. The wind had answered my summons without hesitation or delay. Her gestures blessed me and displayed her welcoming "YES" to our friendship in touch and truth. Henceforth, we travel the earth as one being.