The God of Wind

I was then and I am now, 		
Never a time when I wasn’t around, 
Warm I am, howbeit frigid I can be, 
Been through times when have been on my knees.
Always to lift both spirits and sand,
Across the sea, lashing at the stands,
 
The forests love me, young woods more so,
Rustling the orchestra for sweet chirping birds,
Bringing respite and great solace, 
From scorching suns and searing flares,
Rarely still, unless I am weary, 
That’s somedeal better than when I am teary,
Little ones giggle when I take a sob, 
Grown-ups smile when I let me cry,
The Gods worry when I sit to wail, 
And that’s wontedly my routine tale, 

Born to dry, born to wet, 
Having the most unbelieving of ways,
Neither a master, nor a slave,
Whims and fancies are my game,
Learnt have I a zillion lessons,
To stay calm as far as ye can,
Being a breeze as much as ye can,
To swell to a gale only for reason, 
To be a storm only if treason,

Man oh man! Have seen ye so much,
Have seen ye tough and seen ye weak,
Seen ye right from the moment ye breathed,
A long hard way ye’ve verily come,
Contemptuously moulded ye’ve now become,
Differing so from all other life-forms,
But forget never where your origins took birth, 
Or the case teleological of your very belonging, 
Always remember a time would come, 
When narcissism shall cease with a broken grit,  
So flex your mind and always be humble,
Prepare for changes and forever be nimble,
Enveloped in plutomania ye are these days,
Remind yourself, there will come a time,
When all ye can do is nothing, but pray.

17Dec2014
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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December 29, 2015 at 7:01 PM
SUDHA, a pleasure to read :) HAVE YOURSELF A HAPPY NEW YEAR ...... SKAT LOVE
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January 3, 2015 at 1:06 AM
Congratulations on win Sudha. Wish you great 2015. God bless you. Rajat C
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January 2, 2015 at 11:45 PM
Sudha, Congrats on your win... Linda :
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January 2, 2015 at 7:46 AM
Congrats on the win and wish you all the best of 2015, Sudhaji
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January 2, 2015 at 4:31 AM
Another pointer to your excellence, congrats Sudha....huggs
Hamilton Avatar
January 2, 2015 at 2:48 AM
congrats on HM I wanted the gods of wind named which you sadly did not do good poem ty for your support hugs
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December 28, 2014 at 12:00 PM
wow reading powerful piece sudha i pray you had a good christmas wishing you a happy new year dear friend
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