Bīt(ing)ter Wind

Is the rhythm always so smooth? Even the best dance can be disrupted.

Its unexpect-

       ed mur-

          murs — Why pass here?

When everything

         was mild and pleas-

                    ant — Tame?

But now

     you rush on by —

               'tis not the same.

We trees

     of young and old,

                of short and tall

Convey

    our disapprov-

            al of it all,

And wave

     you on —

          ill-natured puppeteer.

Puppets can be made to do all manner of things. Perhaps to become human if the imagination is right. cf. Pinocchio! 

Pinocchio = Pinocchio was created by Carlo Collodi (November 24, 1826—October 26, 1890)