a storm of wind
blown in from the sea
water everywhere
rain, lake, river, stream
the trees are bending in the gale storm
threatening to snap

a child running
crying
blindly flailing in the storm
screaming unheard words
terrified abandonment etched in her face
the sky above her thunders
the sea beyond her thunders

alone
green fields flattened by wind
all nature raging
she kneels in the mud
spreads her arms to the storm
and offers herself to it