The Wild Winds - Not the Williwaw

As the screaming Sirocco swept the sands,
Suffocating the Shiekh's Sixth Sick Sheep,
It's sister, Simoon, soon sought to strike
The sweat-suffering Sultan's sweet sleep.
Then came the Khamsin, and  Calima, too,
- Dust-devils, Diabolos, Lavaan, Loo!

Angered, Aeolos, King of the Air,
Council called up with him in chair
Boreas, Euros, Fair Favonius,
Zesty Zephyr, alll were there

With solemn, sullen, scowl he said:
I'll rout these rascals, send you instead.

The howling hot-heads harassed no more
As the Aeolian Airs soothed the Shiekh's sandy sore!

(At his point I petulantly wind up my windy verbiage - 
As continuing ceaselessly and adamantly with unending alliteration would surely end in gibberish and garbage)

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 3/30/2016 6:17:00 PM
A very unique take on the contest ... were you listing a council of mythological figures? "Boreas, Euros, Aeolos", and so forth? I liked the folklorish tone of this piece ...
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Date: 3/30/2016 1:38:00 PM
Hi Karam, Congrats on your contest win with this awesome ailliteration-fest. I tried to read it aloud fast, but my tongue got tied in a knot! Cheers, Brian
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Date: 3/30/2016 1:00:00 AM
Wonderful poetry n win Karam.. big congrats!
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Karam Misra
Date: 3/30/2016 3:52:00 AM
Thank you, Dr Sahiba. Glad you liked it.
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Karam Misra
Date: 3/30/2016 3:51:00 AM
Thank you, Dr Sahiba. Glad you liked it.
Date: 3/29/2016 10:05:00 AM
This is great! Very fun read.
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Karam Misra
Date: 3/29/2016 10:58:00 AM
Thank you, Tom. Glad you liked it.
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Karam Misra
Date: 3/29/2016 10:55:00 AM
Thank you, Tom. Glad you liked it.
Date: 3/29/2016 4:08:00 AM
A very unique and well done take on this theme and you pulled it off with ease, love the story behind it all! Congratulations
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Date: 3/29/2016 8:19:00 AM
Thank you, Brian. I did it all in fun.
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