THE WIND
THE WIND
From the gentlest breeze,
Tickling the flower petals
And the long grass seeds,
To a full blown hurricane,
Venting its anger in a destructive path,
A swathe of devastation from whence it came
Until, at last,
Energy spent,
It
Subsides,
Tame as a lion,
Engorged,
Lolling in the shade,
Asleep.
©DGA 13 August 2011 09:38
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Nicely descriptive! I like the gentle beginning, surge, and then quiet finish again.
Thanks so much Col.
another resounding success.
Thank you Patrecia.
WoW!!! What an allegory!
Thank you so much Sunamu!
aloha Adeeyoyo – interesting movement from breeze into lion. lion as breeze. breeze as lion. sometimes it’s more important how things are a like than how they are different. cool. aloha.
Hi Rick, I was just thinking of how alike wild animals and wild weather are… Thanks for the visit and comment.
The hurricanes that have come and gone through Miami, Florida over the years are certainly engorged. They took so much of us with them.
That’s what I meant Carl, they are like ravenous animals until they’ve been fed.
Now that’s a crescendo and decrescendo! Beautifully measured, Denise!
Thank you so much Kate.
I like the idea of the wind “[l]olling in the shade”…
Haha, Ruth, me too!
It’s interesting to watch the wind appear and disappear at will ~ building and dissipating in intensity from lamb to lion.
Well done, Denise.
The wind is really fascinating in it’s characteristics, Nancy. It way outdoes wild animals in it’s ferocity!
the wind can be pretty nasty…did you see the news on the tennessee state fair where it blew the stage over last nigh during a concert killing 5
Yes! Wow, nature can have such strength – almost unbelievable!
I agree with Kate, Denise. A beautiful piece of descriptive writing.
Hope things are going well, my friend.
John
Yes, John, I’m progressing well. In fact, faster than I thought I would. Thank you for asking and for the kind comment.
Cool poem
Thanks Gabrielle.
I like the image of ‘tame as a lion’ because as we all know there is nothing particularly tame about a lion even after feeding time. It may be still, it may be spent, but it could strike at any moment. Very well done!
You read my mind, Selma. Thanks!