The Sun set,
Throwing gold upon the fields,
Leaving stars and brilliant silence.
The Wind came suddenly,
Stealing dignity and hats,
Blowing leaves down
Streets in short bursts of
Unexpected violence.
And later came the Rain in a
Sudden rush of water,
Driving cats under porches and
Small folks to home.
The Wind and Rain stayed together,
Old friends
Oldest of friends
And I drove an old white truck
To the lake and watched
Lightning crawl across the sky
In the summer heat.
I thought of a Boy
With wheat-kissed hair.
I thought of you.
I thought of my son.
–Michael Riley Kilgore
Kenton Kilgore is the author of Lost Dogs, the story of a German Shepherd and a Beagle-mix who survive the end of the human world, only to find that their struggles have just begun. Kenton also wrote Dragontamer’s Daughters, a two-part young adult fantasy novel based on Navajo culture and belief. With Patrick Eibel, he created Our Wild Place, a children’s book about the joy to be found in exploring Nature. Follow Kenton on Facebook for daily posts on sci-fi, fantasy, and other speculative fiction.