Wind Song, With Birds

The wind
howled ice-cold, clear-sky
lullabies

and awoke the moon,
who gazed, heavy-lidded,
at the stars around her

Leaves and dust
danced sambas and pirouetted
along the desert's river,

who was shivering uncontrollably
while midnight birds
struggled to fly upstream

against the manic,
stinging, musical currents
of turbulence and wonder

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008



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Date: 7/21/2016 2:17:00 PM
Rev, this is awesome... SKAT
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Date: 9/28/2012 9:15:00 AM
Nice as usual...:) I love birds, poor birds !
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Date: 7/26/2009 4:02:00 AM
Love the expressive and descriptive lines. Doesn't sound very inviting. Sara
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Date: 6/11/2009 8:32:00 PM
fine work! Rebecca, Jim
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Date: 5/3/2009 2:23:00 PM
Rebecca, my belated congrats in making the semi finals...Raul
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Date: 4/11/2009 3:33:00 PM
Good luck to you in the contest, Rebecca. Been too long since you posted here at the Soup!! Come back soon and let me know when your day/month birthday is so I can add you to my sing/blog list ... smile ...
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Date: 4/10/2009 7:08:00 AM
Rebecca, congratulations on your three poems making it into the semi finals. Wishing you the best of luck in the finals. Love, Carol
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Date: 2/28/2009 6:54:00 AM
I love this strong imagery you used to convey a message! Congratulations on your featured poem of the week Laura :)
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Date: 2/27/2009 6:51:00 AM
Congratulations on your excellent poetry being featured this week. May you have many more featured. Love, Carol
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Date: 2/25/2009 9:06:00 AM
Beautiful poem Rebecca - Congratulations on being featured this week - God Bless, MJ
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Date: 2/23/2009 11:20:00 PM
Congratulations on being featured. This is a really nice write. I love the imagery! Smiles from Lolita
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Date: 2/23/2009 4:59:00 PM
Warmest congrats dear Rebecca on your awesome poetry being featured this week. Love & hugs, Shar xoxo
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Date: 2/23/2009 2:57:00 PM
Nice use of imagery for a creative poem. Congratulations on having it featured. Keep up the good writing. Karen
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Date: 2/23/2009 9:29:00 AM
Congrats Reverand, on being featured this week with "Wind Song, With Birds." Vince
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Date: 12/16/2008 4:13:00 PM
Oooooh, too vivid here and I'm freezing ... smile ... my little dog isn't real crazy about the snow we're having either ... LOL ... outstanding writing here Ms. Rebecca and great imagery!! Hope you have a warm, wonderful holiday and that '09 is a great year for you!!
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Date: 12/3/2008 7:41:00 PM
I am so, so grateful for all your awesome comments. I must admit, out of the hundreds, if not thousands of poems I've written over the last few years, this one really, really pleases me deeply, as, apparently, it does all of you. Thanks to all of you so very much!
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Date: 12/3/2008 7:36:00 PM
great poem, great flow of words, feeling the raw passion in this here, thanks for sharing.
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Date: 12/2/2008 2:33:00 AM
Amazing expression of the tireless wind (my favorite) just beautiful word choices and I too, felt like I was watching and feeling it all, excellent. love, Kristin
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Date: 12/2/2008 2:07:00 AM
Wow!!!!! What a picture you paint here, dear Rebecca. Powerful - filled with motion and sound and a fantastic ambiance. Thank you for sharing. Elaine
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Date: 12/1/2008 6:56:00 PM
Rev. Rebecca this poem is beautiful and the title fits so perfectly - God Bless, MJ
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Date: 12/1/2008 6:04:00 PM
I'm loving so many lines in your poem,( to name one..."the leaves that danced sambas and pirouretted"...that is so charming!! A lovely poem! Best Wishes...keep writing for us! ~ Carrie
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Date: 12/1/2008 5:47:00 PM
Hey you! So wonderful to read you here. You have captured nature to such a wondrous and enchanting level with your words. Described so vividly, so magically. A cold, windy gorgeous beautiful moon shining night! Feel like I am there! Awesome! Love, Shar
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Date: 12/1/2008 5:13:00 PM
Love the title, love the verse, love the talent...very nice work.
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Date: 12/1/2008 5:11:00 PM
Thank you so much!
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Date: 12/1/2008 4:39:00 PM
I'm with john, that is a wonderful phrase.BG
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