Wind God
Wind god
Boreas- god
Of Winter and North Wind
Swept down from cold northern mountains
of Thrake
He blew
Cold icy gusts
Of breath from bloated cheeks-
Hair and beard spiked with ice, wide mouth
Howling
Sometimes
Seen as horse-shaped
Purple-winged swift stallion,
He swept down on mares, early spring
To sire
Horses
For King of Troy-
Mated with Trojan mares
Fathered the swift, wind-shaped stallions
For him
Athens
Celebrated
Boreas Festivals
Praising him, the god of the cold
North Wind
April 14, 2023
Contest: Traditional Cinquain
Sponsor: Sotto Poet
(Revision of a longer poem posted 12/16/2014)
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