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# Oz
- URL: https://dianaludwick.com/oz/
- Published: 2026-03-16T18:43:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T20:10:40.000Z
- Description: “Oz,” a musing on another unhinged day in Maryland, written March 16, poem 075 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.
- Author: Diana Ludwick
- Tags: 2026 Poetry Challenge, Poems, Drama, Early Release Day, Humor, Kids, March, School, Tornado, Weather, #Migrated-1792872215677, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-24 20:03

It's another  
unhinged day   
in Maryland —  
this time it's tornadoes.  
  
We've had a string of oddities:  
Friday the 13th  
Pi Day  
Ides of March.  
And now: Twister Day.  
  
Because, honestly.  
Why not? Add it on.  
This has been a most   
surreal year.  
In an uncanny decade.  
In a strange century.  
  
So the kids were released  
from school three hours early  
— another not-full-day —  
to escape the coming vortex.  
  
I'm curious:   
when this cyclone   
hits our Oz,   
who will prevail?   
  
Will I be the airborne house?   
Or the squished witch?   
I don't look great in   
black and white stripes;  
too much contrast.  
  
I feel I served my bad luck  
penance yesterday,   
so really, there's   
no bandwidth  
for drama today.  
  
So come on, storm.  
Try your best.   
Marylanders are ready.  
And I'm not tolerating   
further disruptions.  
You're dismissed.