In the darkening afternoon a bee alights on a flower,
\nLittle knowing the storm brewing behind her.
\nIn the farmhouse windows are latched down
\nAnd valuables secured against future violence.
\nTheir lives are fragile here, and even
\nThe smallest stroke of misfortune may mean
\nThe difference between starving and thriving.<\/p>\n
That was the gamble this family made when they came out West,
\nLittle but the clothes on the backs and belongings in their wagon
\nTo keep and maintain them so far from home.
\nDesperation made them cruel and greedy,
\nA promise of opportunity sold that might never come to fruition.<\/p>\n
When they went out and saw what the storm had done to their crops,
\nThey decided to blame their neighbors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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