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The East

The East

The East wind is cold 
and is full of hoarfrost. 
It crosses the land, 
in a wild storm, raging!
It is heavy with hail, 
and larger black rocks...
of mud and dirt.  
It contains fist-sized stones, 
to hammer the land
into a new shape.
Soon the west 
will be unrecognizable.
and foreign 
to those that live there.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Wolf Avatar
June 29, 2022 at 8:09 PM
East meets West. What are the odds?!
Maverick Avatar
June 29, 2022 at 2:19 PM
Well a write full of analogy, I think you have Captured the feeling of surreality and Foreboding that is apparant more at times Than many might wish to acknowledge ' Ann.
Deo Avatar
June 29, 2022 at 5:22 AM
Con-migration? I did a poem on this theme. We started after ww2, in guilt & shame. Thosecarecwribgvreasinscto fake kindness, & we are bitten again & again ( by The Serpent, a master for many)
Gorelick Avatar
June 28, 2022 at 8:01 PM
Your imagery is so convincing that I will need an extra blanket tonight. Robert
Hankins Avatar
June 28, 2022 at 1:52 PM
Your storm imagery is very striking, Ann. It gave me chills, almost surrealism. Good writing.
Baker Avatar
June 28, 2022 at 1:42 PM
Your poem has the power of a storm, Ann. Exquisite imagery! Bill
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