Today I released a red tempest
9 years was too long to be captive
Even in a sleek red body
Today the popple and hazel will rattle
The prairie grasses will tremble
And the cattails will shake
I was blessed to be loved by the wind
Never to control it
But to witness its power
And feel like a ship with sails filled
Now forever free
I will feel my red tempest with me
From: John Wagner