On Wind

The wind can make a sailboat glide
And keep a kite afloat,
Help homes to be electrified;
Give yards a blossom coat.

Yet wind can also uproot trees
And send their branches flying,
Cause boats to capsize on the seas;
Set fields of crops to dying.

From gentle breeze to raging gust,
A whisper or a squall,
Even from indoors, we must
Be held within its thrall.