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Chasing the Wind

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Bite Size No. 73 Contest ~ Sponsor: Line Gauthier ~ October 1, 2023

I wake at the edge of dawn to hear songbirds sing. A habit since a child, I love listening to their soft trills. It's then, as the world in slumber lies hushed and still that I impatiently loosen the reins of my gypsy soul to run with wild abandon, free to chase the wind.

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Sam Kauffman

Date: 10/20/2023 9:37:00 AM

Lin, your imagery is just superb - "the edge of dawn," and "gypsy soul"! They carry us into your joy! Congratulations on your win. Blessings

Lin Lane
Date: 10/20/2023 9:44:00 AM

Merci, merci, Sam!!

Karen Jones

Date: 10/12/2023 10:24:00 PM

This is a beautiful poem. I think hm is a win so congrats!

Lin Lane
Date: 10/20/2023 9:43:00 AM

Thanks a bunch, Karen. .

John Hamilton

Date: 10/12/2023 2:10:00 PM

Very nice write Lin, I too have a gypsy soul, but as I get older I don't get out much. Congrats on your hm.

Lin Lane
Date: 10/12/2023 2:32:00 PM

Thank you, John. I’m enjoying life more than ever with family and friends.

Diane Perna

Date: 10/5/2023 4:27:00 PM

Lovely message, nicely written!

Lin Lane
Date: 10/5/2023 4:46:00 PM

Thanks a bunch, Diane.

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 10/2/2023 1:57:00 AM

Stupendous poem with such beautiful emotions. Wish I could fly with the wind. Blessings.

Lin Lane
Date: 10/2/2023 5:24:00 AM

Morning, Victor and thank you for the kind thoughts you've left for me.

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 10/1/2023 5:19:00 AM

Beautiful. I love this... me too, all I can say is me too. Beautiful. Startlingly lovely. God bless you always, love, Gina

Lin Lane
Date: 10/1/2023 12:49:00 PM

Your comments are more than enough to please the poet in me. many thanks, Gina.

Di11y Da11y

Date: 10/1/2023 4:40:00 AM

This is a beautiful poem Lin, I love waking with an unencumbered mind that sees things beyond the blinkered view that occurs once the day settles in.

Lin Lane
Date: 10/1/2023 5:27:00 AM

We all have a gift, Dilly. We just express it in different wrappings, tied with different ribbons, but nonetheless, all that flows from our minds and hearts.

Di11y Da11y
Date: 10/1/2023 5:01:00 AM

Aww Lin, I'm flattered - thank you. I was merely riffing off the horse theme. You have a clear honed poetic gift, whereas I just do what I can with an overflowing number of thoughts x

Lin Lane
Date: 10/1/2023 4:47:00 AM

Good morning, Dilly. It's been apparent to me since I read your first poem that you have the mind of an artist. To quote you, you "see things beyond the blinkered view..." Many walk on sands and only gaze at the ocean, artists (poets, painters, etc) notice rivulets that chase the flowing waves back to sea, miniscule life in a tide pool, or the footprints of a gull. Thank you for your sentiments.

Jan Allison

Date: 10/1/2023 4:23:00 AM

What a joy to read your wonderful description Lin but I sometimes wish I could gag the birds and their dawn chorus lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane
Date: 10/1/2023 4:26:00 AM

What kind of birds live on your island, Jan? lol As long as I don't hear the rude caws of crows, I enjoy their songs. Based on my last two lines, I thought this was a good chance to use my avatar as the picture.