Dust

by Scott Schuleit

The leaf obeys its Creator,

wavering its green in the tireless,

unfailing wind.

And the sky

continually bears

on its immense back,

a burden of blue.

And when a storm comes on

the clouds darken,

weaving together without question,

and from this,

lightning looses its silver,

its flicker and flash,

always obeying

with sudden bursts of illumination.

The rain falls willingly,

dropping down

to pummel dry earth,

mixing it into mud

as it should,

a task performed

without hesitation,

yet the dust,

that which is most blessed,

crowned over all creation,

burns,

burns with a rage

deep in its breast.

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Scott Schuleit is a follower of God, a husband to his dear, lovely wife Christina, and the Associate Pastor at North Palm Baptist Church. His poems have appeared in various publications, including Christianity & Literature. He is the author of A Pernicious Correspondence: Letters from a Devil (Prevail Press, 2021).