Mark Peterson Poet Free verse

Just Like the Wind

Just like the wind,
you swept into my life— 
swirled around me. 
I leaned on you
to keep from falling.   
But the wind 
stirred dust 
that filled my eyes;
I shed many tears.
When I finally 
blinked them clear,
the air was still,
and you were gone. 
Just like the wind.

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poemtheart poemtheart January 2, 2020 at 12:12 AM Read this amazing piece a lot of times. The content and the rhyme flows beautifully...! :) Mark Peterson January 9, 2020 at 12:47 PM So honored by your comment and appreciate your support of my work.

Jack Horne October 23, 2019 at 8:18 AM i can certainly relate to this one Mark Peterson December 16, 2019 at 10:35 PM Thanks, Jack. Maybe most of us have this in our experience.

Lawrence Sharp October 3, 2019 at 11:47 PM Brief and emotive, all perfectly weighted. Great poem, Mark. Mark Peterson October 4, 2019 at 4:50 PM Thanks, Lawrence. This one came rather quickly, and I really like it when that happens. The whole process is, however, unpredictable...and infuriating.

Winged Warrior October 2, 2019 at 12:43 PM Well crafted my friend...great entry for the contest...BOL...^WW^ :o) Mark Peterson October 2, 2019 at 2:46 PM Thank you, great one, I so appreciate your sentiments and hopeful expression for my success.

Elaine Perrin October 2, 2019 at 3:47 AM This is just beautiful Mark :-) x Mark Peterson October 2, 2019 at 3:34 PM Elaine, it’s wonderful that you stopped by and read this. Glad you could see and appreciate the beauty I intended.

Andrea Dietrich October 1, 2019 at 3:23 PM I reread this today and I've just got to FAVE it!! Mark Peterson October 2, 2019 at 3:43 PM What a treat to have you come by a second time. And then fave it too!

Brenda Chiri October 1, 2019 at 11:37 AM Mark simply beautiful!;) Mark Peterson October 1, 2019 at 3:06 PM What a pleasant reply. Makes me feel good, precious one.

Caren Krutsinger September 30, 2019 at 3:49 PM Wow! She sounds like something. She captured you and then swirled away. Wonderful write Mark. Mark Peterson September 30, 2019 at 8:33 PM Alas, relationships come and go, and have their events and consequences. We never learn, of course. Many thanks for your remarks, full of incite and understanding.

Andrea Dietrich September 30, 2019 at 3:04 PM I love this kind of writing. succinct, heart felt and easy to understand. Great ending too! Mark Peterson September 30, 2019 at 8:42 PM I love it too. I just wish I could do it whenever I want. You’ve seen a lot of my other stuff, which I’m not sure I understand myself. Glad you enjoyed it. Wish me luck!

Connie Marcum Wong September 30, 2019 at 2:25 PM Emotions pour from this capricious little gem Mark. I loved it! I am off to see my chiropractor or I would enjoy reading more. Have a great week! : ) xxoo Mark Peterson September 30, 2019 at 8:46 PM Hope you had a good adjustment. I wish there was a kind of chiropractor that would adjust my poetry, so it would move people more. But no complaint today. I wrote this one in five minutes. Glad you enjoyed it.