The Howling Wind
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I listened to the wind
Howling through the naked trees
And was transported in my mind
To the Alaskan wilderness
Inhabited by wolves
Whose howling
Harmonised in tune
With the wailing wind
And the waxing moon
Life-force of the earth
And spirit of our birth
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©DGA 25 August 2011 12:27
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Wind transports me too!
Figuratively, not literally
I’ve yet to squash a witch like a bug
After sailing from Kansas to Oz on the breeze
Here’s hoping Irene’s bark is worse than her bite.
The wind in some of our seaside resorts is sometimes enough to bowl one over. When I was a teenager I remember it was quite scary to walk in some areas in town where the wind came up side streets leading from the sea at a rate of knots!
and a beautiful poem to-boot!
thank you so much for those lovely descriptive words
It’s a pleasure, Patrecia!
Real good poetry, Denise.
I loved “the wailing wind and the waxing moon”, and the image of the howlling wolves.
Thanks
John.
I did a post once on wolves because I have always felt drawn to them… Thanks for liking this one, John.
primal forces at work….to be attuned to it is a special thing…even if only glimpses at times…
Thank goodness the wind has abated, for now…
I love to listen to wind in trees – and here where I live, I love on the windiest of days to walk at the marina, where wind gusts set off a cacophonously beautiful (if such a pairing is possible) chorus of chimes and cymbal-like clashes in the masts of sailboats moored there.
I know just what you mean Ruth… beautiful music to listening ears!
Just chuckling at the wind transporting Nancy
Here on the coast the wind is wild and wailing…
I think that is one of the things I love about living at the coast, Kate – provided one isn’t a hair freak, hahaha!
I, too, like the wolf image from the wind – it often seems to connect that way.
I think it is the image of the wildness and uncontrollability of nature, Col…
Excellent!!
Thanks, Pink, for your visit…
There is something preternatural about your imagery that emphasizes the almost ancient threat of the great winds that cross the earth. I particularly like how you were transported to the Alaskan wilderness – the starkness and openness of the landscape really fits the mood. Excellent!
Thank you so much, Selma, for such a great compliment.
Thank you for a great post.
Thank you for reading it and commenting.
LOL, Are you serious?
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Spine-tinglingly beautiful, Adeeyoyo
Thanks so much, Bb! Nature is indeed spine-tinglingly beautiful!