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Wind-Kissed

I see it there beside the rill among the fields upon the hill all windswept. With a full smile and chugging sound it looks with glee as it goes round to windward. At end of day it’s time to stop the moon comes up and shines atop the windmill. --------------------------------------------- Paul Callus ~ 22nd November, 2014 Contest: Fire, Earth, Wind Sponsor: nette onclaud Chosen topic for compound words: Wind

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Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 2/15/2015 7:47:00 PM

Oh I like this a lot Paul. Short poems are my favorite. Two more stanzas and this would be in the Compound Word Verse form. I love third lines which make this style magical.

Paul Callus
Date: 3/2/2015 4:06:00 AM

Hi Connie! I came to answer Julia's comment and realized that my former reply to you had disappeared!! I am glad you liked this poem; I entered it for Nette's contest but it also disappeared from there, so it never competed! Adding 2 more stanzas would not have been that easy, but I'll think about it. hugs // paul

Robert Lindley

Date: 12/3/2014 10:23:00 PM

Brilliant wordplay and very fine contest entry. Best of luck and the title led me to expect a great one and you delivered! A solid 7 my friend..

Paul Callus
Date: 12/4/2014 11:44:00 AM

Hi Robert! I appreciate you stopping by with welcome, positive comments. Thank you my friend. // paul

Ana Espinola Collins

Date: 11/26/2014 3:09:00 PM

Besides this poem being a beautifully written piece, I can't say enough about the creative title you came up with...Just loved it! :) Ana

Paul Callus
Date: 11/26/2014 4:19:00 PM

Hi Ana! I'm pleased to see you too stopping by....and with such lovely complimentary comments!! Thank you:) /x/ paul

Jack Horne

Date: 11/25/2014 3:17:00 PM

beautiful write, Paul - a sure winner

Paul Callus
Date: 11/25/2014 4:08:00 PM

Thank you jack...you are my favourite judge!:) // paul

Cherl Dunn

Date: 11/23/2014 10:17:00 PM

Hey Paul another great write here again, love both verses, love the use of windward and ending with windmill, you've got a great grasp of nature in these lines of yours, very cool my friend, cheri

Paul Callus
Date: 11/24/2014 11:12:00 AM

I love your comments...as always! Thank you Cherl! Nature needs treating with love and care:) take care. // paul

Terrell Martin

Date: 11/23/2014 6:19:00 PM

Paul, I love the style, mood and rhyming pattern of this poem. You've captured a mountain full of meaning, truth and wonder and packed it all in a few short words and verses. What style is this as I'd like to try my own hand at it some time? Glad I found you. Cheers, Terry

Paul Callus
Date: 11/24/2014 11:09:00 AM

Hi Terrell! Glad to have you stopping by and thank you for the insightful comments. This form is called Compound Word Verse; if you click on 'contests' and find nette onclauds one, called Fire, Earth, Wind, you'll find a good explanation. Hope to be seeing you around. Cheers // paul

Cona Adams

Date: 11/23/2014 2:20:00 PM

Thanks for sharing this, Paul. Lovely.

Paul Callus
Date: 11/23/2014 2:40:00 PM

Hi Cona! Thank you for reading; so pleased you enjoyed. // paul

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/23/2014 11:54:00 AM

Paul there were even fewer choices for the word earth!!!

Paul Callus
Date: 11/23/2014 1:03:00 PM

Yes, Andrea...but that did not stop you from writing a 'glowing' entry !")

Dorian Petersen Potter

Date: 11/23/2014 1:58:00 AM

Well penned poem Paul! GL in the contest! A 7 for me! :) Love and hugs! xxx D.

Paul Callus
Date: 11/23/2014 8:12:00 AM

I am pleased you reacted to this poem with a 'like' and a top rating:) Thank you Dorian. // paul

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/22/2014 8:11:00 PM

this is pure delight. I have not seen many of the ones in this contest, but of the ones so far, this has to be the cutest.

Paul Callus
Date: 11/23/2014 8:10:00 AM

Thank you Andrea! The limited amount of 'wind' compound words proved to be quite challenging, but got there, somehow. // paul

Eileen Manassian

Date: 11/22/2014 4:24:00 PM

I love reading you, Paul. Very nice poem....I like how that last lines tie everything together so well. Windmills are beautifully romantic.

Paul Callus
Date: 11/22/2014 5:24:00 PM

This wasn't an easy write; only a few compound words starting with 'wind' to work with, and I wanted the whole poem to speak about the windmill. I love windmills; when I go abroad I do my best to visit as many windmills as possible (instead of clothes shops!). [You would have noticed that from my fb.] have a nice Sunday. // paul

Brenda Meier-Hans

Date: 11/22/2014 4:19:00 PM

Oh, I really do like this one Paul. I love Windmills. Yesterday I watched the American Race show and they were in Malta. Very beautiful from what I can see. It reminded me of pictures of Greece. Thanks for stopping by.

Paul Callus
Date: 11/22/2014 4:45:00 PM

I'm glad you love windmills, Brenda! I grew up in a windmill and it will always hold a special place in my heart. Yes, Malta does have certain similarities with Greece, after all they are both Mediterranean! (great food, too...and olive oil!) // paul

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 11/22/2014 3:36:00 PM

I love the imagery of the windmill going round,and then the still night,the silent windmill and the moon casting its glow..Lovely as ever. Are you watching the malta song. Contest? : )

Paul Callus
Date: 11/22/2014 4:38:00 PM

So we have a winner...Amber!!!

Paul Callus
Date: 11/22/2014 4:31:00 PM

Thank you Charm. Lovely comments:) Yes, I am trying to read, type and listen to the songs. I'm impressed by no more than 4 songs, though there are a couple that I would like to see them do well just because the singers are sweet ( like the nuns!). Hmmm they are voting now!! I did not enter any songs this year; it's become a costly business! // paul

Jan Allison

Date: 11/22/2014 12:38:00 PM

beautifully penned Paul _ to have written about a windmill but done 3 different takes on wind - good luck in the contest:-) Hugs jan xx

Jan Allison
Date: 11/22/2014 2:34:00 PM

I think your form of poem will rate higher Paul - I did google and saw poems like yours with one flowing poem and others like mine I think both are acceptable - but yours involved more skill:-) hugs jan xx

Paul Callus
Date: 11/22/2014 2:27:00 PM

Thank you Jan. I read yours and I like the way you squirmed out of any complications! I struggled more to find a solution:) hugs // paul

David Meade

Date: 11/22/2014 9:57:00 AM

This is a delightful poem -- the titled captures the intimacies between the wind and the blades that pulls the water from the ground -- and then a final moon kiss.

Paul Callus
Date: 11/22/2014 2:21:00 PM

Thank you David; I dig your lovely comments, as usual very much with sense. // paul