whirlwind
by Valerie J Laidlaw
once we were
making a piñata
with colored tissue paper
on a balloon
suddenly
a little duster
swirled in
grasping the balloon
and the colored tissue
in a beautful array
then away
off into sky
it was amazing
like a spirit
it left us
it was gone
as quckly
as it had arrived
as if the
piñata
and its
colorful tissues
went into heaven
life is like that!
grmaval 