The Wind


I like the wind 
when it flutters
and flaps bed sheets
hung out on a line -
I like how it sweeps
patterns across fields
of tall grass and sends
whispers through 
the trees.
I like to see 
its breath billowed 
in coloured sails 
blown across the bay,
and how, in might,
it hurls clouds 
of seaspray 
high into the air.
But most of all
I like the wind
when it is all done
and curls up
into a drowsy calm
and falls asleep
under a warm
afternoon sun.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Swan Avatar
May 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Instant fave: I love the wind - yes indeed, and I really like how you have chased it through your poem as it enlivens everything with its breath, and the ending makes me think of a puppy that can't be caught until it sleeps. The assonance is my favourite kind of chime in a poem too. J :)
Willason Avatar
May 17, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Sincere thanks for reading the poem and for your positive comments, Jeanette. Good to know that another soul values the moods of the wind...often maligned except for a cool one on a hot day. You have a tuned ear I see. Take care, Paul
Lawless Avatar
April 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM
"full of sound and fury" and taking a nap. Beautiful ode to the wind Paul
Willason Avatar
April 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Thanks John...appreciate your kind words. Often overlooked how the wind animates so much of our surroundings...even whips up an occasional poem. Cheers.
M  Avatar
April 28, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I was picturing an old washing line....the ones with one or two wires and two old wooden posts which pushes the line up in a country garden and setting with sheets/bedding blowing vigorously in the wind....it took me back and l enjoyed being there... it was a real feel good couple of minutes! Another wonderful Paul journey which l just loved! Now back to reality ha....Debx
Willason Avatar
April 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Hi Deb....that's a coincidence, the image of an old clothes line did flash in memory when I was writing the poem. Pleased it stirred some pleasant thoughts. Many thanks Deb for entering the poem...always love your company. Cheers, Paul
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