An Ill Wind
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It leaves the mountains covered in snow
And dumps its rain beside the hills,
Filling near-empty dams but
Causing flooding in the dells.
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This wind echoes the sound of the sea
A thousand miles in its wake,
But the land in the east is dry as a bone
And there’s naught its thirst to slake.
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Warm and snug in bed I lie,
Thinking of those who, unlike I,
Huddle under the cold black sky
And I wonder, ‘Why?’
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© Denise G Allen 15 July 2012 06:07
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This describes our weather so well, Adee. I also think of those left out in the cold
*hugs*
Very thoughtful poem, adee. I often think of those homeless folk when I’m warm and snug in bed. Blanket donations are always welcome.
I have also been sitting here, listening to the rain, and wondering about the folk in shacks.
Such an interesting progression of ideas, Denise. And I love where it leads.
John
what does slake mean?
I found it now…I never knew that
We could use a “little” of that rain here..But such is our “lot” at this time..
Thunder storm here right as I am reading.
I’ve just moved, and it’s very dry here. Wondering ‘why’ myself.
I wonder why too, Adee – we have a magazine here called ‘The Big Issue’ sold on the city streets by people who are or have been homeless – each issue has a vendor profile and it’s interesting to read their stories and to see all the different causes of homelessness. I guess out-and-out poverty, and possibly the AIDS epidemic, are a few of the main contirbutors in SA