by Patricia Williams
Whiteouts arise
when snow falls dense and fast.
Wind gusts blind, push bodies off course,
cause confusion.
Inner bearings scrambled,
pathways indistinct,
can’t tell sky from ground –
adrift in motion-filled, velvety curtains
impossible to penetrate –
lost a few feet from safety.
Whiteouts can happen
on summer days with minimal wind,
they come in many guises –
all of them dangerous.
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