Listen to the Wind

“Listen to the Wind” 

The wind arrives, with secrets stitched in its breath, 
It hums through the hollows of abandoned trees. 
A hush of silk, it weaves the dusk with longing, 
Its fingers comb the grass, gentle and unseen. 

And each guest watches, trembling, through the curtains. 
Rolling like sorrow across forgotten shores. 
And against the windows of weary houses. 
A lullaby layered with echoes of loss. 

The wind remembers the steps that have passed, 
And strews them as petals over the earth. 
It carries the salt of tears uncried, 
Spilling them gently into the quiet air. 

Listen—the wind is not empty but aching, 
A voice unmoored, searching for a place to rest. 
In the rafters it bides, as restless as a soul, 
Drifts away and takes some pieces of us. 

The wind does not ask for witness or reply, 
Yet, it teaches us how silence still can sing. 
When night tucks itself into the folds of shadowed valleys, 
The wind keeps vigil for all things who have no voice.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Agustin Avatar
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
Roni Avatar
December 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
This poem breathes with tenderness and melancholy. The wind becomes a keeper of forgotten stories, leaving the reader wrapped in its gentle, aching music.
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