Dust Devils and Husk Birds

Dust Devils and Husk Birds. Life and Death are like that........

Driving down an undulating Serpentine country road

Day Dreaming about nothing much at all

A large, roiling and coiling Dust Devil

Unexpectedly arose out of a dusty Harvested Cornfield

Writhed and tornadically twisted

Upwards and Outwards

Ripping and tearing through Air and Earth 

Within and Above Fertile black Fields 

Filled with broken and mashed down 

Skeletal Corn Stalk leftovers

The Giant Dust Devil appeared to have captured

A flock of Birds

Whirling, twirling and gusting them to and fro

Within and all Around 

Its ever moving Concentric Cage

But no - 

Closer Observation reveals a Discovery and Exploration

Of Flying and twittering debris which turned out to Be

Rattling, shifting, diving and dipping 

Lifeless Corn Husks

Dead, dry, Leafy Remnants

Of once Green, lush fields of Living, Luscious Yellow Corn

Dead, dry, Leafy Remnants

Made to Look like 

Gliding, fluttering Birds in Flight

Dancing shades of Bright Gold and Light

Shadows of varying browns and grays

Bending and folding the Dust Devil’s

Windy, Solar Energies

Breathing Life and Light and Dance and Flight

Into the

Dead, dry, Leafy Remnants 

Made 

Beautiful

Fanciful

Magical

Mystical

Meaningful

By Spinning Air

And Solar Flare

Life and Death are like that