Kyla Houbolt

Wandering Winnie

“Not all those who wander are lost” -- Gandalf

Oh Wandering Winnie! We'd love to know
where you went off to, and more,
we hope where you are
is warm and safe
and kind to creatures.
Wherever you are,
we thank you for leaving
a part of your person
right here on this pole,
to watch over this path.

We're making
a wind telephone
here in the air, invisible
but useful still, for speaking to those
who've gone somewhere also
beyond the sight
of we who remain
where we always were.

When a breeze
happens to bring you
a notion of home—
a scent or a touch
you feel you know—
that will be us,
calling. Please say
hello.

—Kyla Houbolt 

 (used by permission of the author)

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