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Visits From the Gods of Wind

We got some visits from two gods of wind - fall’s Notus and the winter’s Boreus - One hot, the other cold; here’s what happened when they arrived; it was not glorious! The south wind, Notus, a destructive one, consumed our crops and left us a small drought. Old Boreas then, not to be outdone, devoured our livestock whole and froze us out! Unlucky Eurus did not come at all. We really could have used his warmth and rain. but we were glad when Zephyr came to call. He brought the spring and lovely days again. How sweetly Zephyr breezed in from the west. We welcomed him as our most precious guest. Source of research: Wikipedia/ Written Dec. 16, 2014 for the Gods of Winds Poetry contest of Shadow Hamilton

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Date: 1/4/2015 8:37:00 AM
Congrats on a great win, dear friend.. Love how you make the Gods seem so personable... Hugs.. Arlene
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Date: 1/3/2015 11:51:00 AM
Intriguing write Andrea! Well researched n put up, congrats on top place win! Wish u a happy n prosperous new year! Thnx for visits to my page wid sweet words!
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Date: 1/3/2015 6:29:00 AM
Interesting write on the mythological wind god, congrats on the win, Andrea
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Date: 1/3/2015 1:17:00 AM
This is fantastic Andrea,no wonder it tops the list. What a perfect style that goes to name all these gods and their duties; poetry is not all about words , you established here,but also brain,,,congrats Andrea....love and huggs
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Date: 1/2/2015 11:39:00 PM
Andrea, Congrats on your win... Linda :)
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Date: 1/2/2015 7:18:00 PM
congratulations Andrea, be careful the wind can be pretty stiff when upon high
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Date: 1/2/2015 6:05:00 PM
Congratulations my poetic friend,you have written another beauty, this poem inspired me to write mine so thank you
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Date: 1/2/2015 5:10:00 PM
Congrats Andrea on a beautiful Sonnet, a very worthy win here.
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Date: 1/2/2015 2:11:00 PM
Hi Andrea, stopping by again to congratulate you on your top win! As I said previously, your thinking on this was outside the box and made it special! Hugs, Sandra
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Date: 1/2/2015 2:07:00 PM
You blew life into this lovely sonnet Andrea. Congratulations on your top spot! A very rewarding start to the new year! // paul
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Date: 1/2/2015 12:58:00 PM
wow like I said , always a number one in my books xx
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Date: 1/2/2015 12:48:00 PM
Congrats on your win :)
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Date: 1/2/2015 11:58:00 AM
Wow Wow Andrea. Great win.Love
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Date: 1/2/2015 10:54:00 AM
Dropping back with my congrats - guess humour doesnt win in my case lol:-) Hugs Jan xx
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Date: 1/2/2015 10:03:00 AM
Congrats to you, Andrea....on another wonderful winning poem !!
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Date: 1/2/2015 9:41:00 AM
Congrats on a great win Andrea
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Date: 1/2/2015 8:37:00 AM
Congratulations Andrea on your first place win with this masterful write.
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Date: 1/2/2015 1:59:00 AM
clever rhyming Andrea and good use of wind gods makes this a great poem congrats on 1st place and ty for your support hugs
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Date: 12/24/2014 7:12:00 PM
How magical is that! Hope you and yours had a nice holiday. I continue to look for love in the heart of the metropolis. Do you know the song "Heart of Gold" by Neil Young? Have you ever been to San Francisco? Matthew Anish
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Date: 12/23/2014 11:40:00 AM
Very nice sonnet Andrea...we have very similar last lines....
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Date: 12/20/2014 10:34:00 PM
The Greek gods of wind, nice!!
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Date: 12/20/2014 11:28:00 AM
I love your love of nature through a cleverly written sonnet.
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Date: 12/19/2014 11:58:00 PM
Like people, winds blow hot and cold. It's funny how the cool one's never get old. Peace. :)
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Date: 12/19/2014 11:46:00 AM
Beautifully paced, a warm breeze of song, a mild movement of air dancing in perfect rhythm, I was left winded. Now to blow of a little steam...a fav!
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Date: 12/18/2014 8:22:00 PM
Splendid entry Andrea. The names make the wind have their own personalities. This should do well in the contest!
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