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Much More than Dust in the Air Sahara’s hot sun, the millet stalks dry This field’s exhausted, swollen bellies cry Last year’s grain is gone this rain’s a must Harmattan blows through lifting red dust Senegal’s brown cloud wafts to the West Topsoil bomb of our millet field’s best You see a russet pillow, a sunset fair Network news says it’s just dust in the air A breath makes a ripple on the ocean’s face A New York woman in a state of grace The price of a Starbuck’s coffee It’s pocket change, Long Island toffee The farmer learns, plants a living fence Trees fix the soil, leaves make it dense The water holds, garden crops endure Back comes the topsoil, this food’s secure It’s so much more than just a speck of dust You know who needs it more, and you know that you must It’s the right thing to do, the right way to live It won’t break your bank to break down and give Click on the file below to listen to Paul read his poem: 
 Paul Guenette is a recently retired economic development manager with expertise in international agribusiness. Mr. Guenette designed and managed development programs in a career spanning 45 years and 90 countries. His career, and this poem, were inspired by his stint as a Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Senegal.
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PoemsThese poems were submitted for the 2020 WFD Poetry Competition Archives
December 2020
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