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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.

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Date: 5/10/2025 3:36:00 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 :)
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Paul Willason
Date: 5/17/2025 5:56:00 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
Date: 4/28/2025 5:19:00 AM
"full of sound and fury" and taking a nap. Beautiful ode to the wind Paul
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Paul Willason
Date: 4/29/2025 4:03:00 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.
Date: 4/28/2025 3:40:00 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
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Paul Willason
Date: 4/29/2025 3:57:00 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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