Wind

Though crystal stars trans-pierce the sky,

The world we see is but a lie: 

The silvered moon that bathes the lea

In waxen light and filagree,

The rising sun that coats in gold

The topmost branches of each tree,

Are but a concept tired and old

Of painters’ brushstroke imagery.

 

And yet each time I watch them pass,

Collapsing waves of whispering grass,

The windblown gases of the storm,

The shadow clouds that skim the corn,

The black, the grey, the shimmering bright

Unbridled horses of the night,

I feel impelled despite my scorn

To hail the wind’s poetic form.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Agustin Avatar
December 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
Krutsinger Avatar
January 10, 2021 at 5:08 PM
Your imagery paints itself in a gloriously way in this poem. Bravo!
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