Stormy Weather

Borderlands, Southeastern Arizona

When the sky is indistinguishable

from landscapes anywhere,

and lightning becomes heavy-booted,

belligerent winds roil the Sonoran deserts,

and dust surges from its places

before the sky plunges to Earth,

isn’t there a compelling sense 

of being irresistibly pulled into something

huge, magnificent, and dangerous?

Yes. A truly great storm,

wild and primal,

humbling and frightening.

A little like falling in love.

From: In Transition

MS in progress, p. 20