A BREEZE
 
by Gwen Austin
Copyright 1999

A breeze sighs,
a butterfly flies.

A breeze grumbles,
boughs rumble.

A breeze cries,
a bee hies
helter-skelter
for shelter.

A breeze sneezes
and teases leaves,
tumbling them to their doom
--or, perchance, to create a roof
for a chipmunk's room.

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