Wind Lover

You kiss my face and I turn to trace
the tracks you left on the ground;
where have you walked and with whom have you talked
in all of your traveling round?

You utter a sigh and I am wondering why
you just cannot slow down and stay;
capricious you are like a burnt, falling star,
fickle, and quick to betray.

One day you are kind, your fury confined,
the next, you are hostile and wild;
today a soft breeze, lightly brushing the trees,
tomorrow, an unbroken child.

I open my arms to welcome your charms,
but like a ghost you vanish and go;
my emotions are torn by the strength of your storm,
your inexhaustible, volatile show.

I release you! Go scream and follow mad dreams,
go blow to the east and the west;
you try to impress then insanely digress
your plan to pursue an irrational quest.

The day you are through, tame the tempestuous shrew,
come back to my warm, loving heart;
ruffle my hair with the breath of a prayer,
until them, my dear, just depart.

Copyright, August 27, 2014
Faye Lanham Gibson
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Brul Avatar
May 4, 2020 at 12:05 PM
A very heart-warming gem. With superb imagery. I love it!
Lindley Avatar
September 21, 2015 at 8:41 AM
If they call this trash they must be blind! I want to write "trash" this well! I just found this fine poem and see that it is a great one my friend. A7
Canerdy Avatar
September 5, 2015 at 11:20 PM
A 7 for sure! It's easy to see why this poem won. Great use of personification and internal rhyme Janice
Andresen Avatar
September 5, 2015 at 2:07 PM
- A really beautiful poem, Faye !! - Congratulations on your magnificent first place in the contest !!! - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
A  Avatar
September 5, 2015 at 12:22 PM
Faye, Congrats on your win... LUV ~SKAT~
A. Sharma Avatar
September 5, 2015 at 10:08 AM
Awesome first place win Faye! Big congrats! At last got what it really deserved!
Inman Avatar
September 5, 2015 at 8:25 AM
Faye, beautifully written.
Merryman Avatar
September 4, 2015 at 8:06 PM
I really like this, Faye! Your personification of the wind is fantastic! Congrats on your 1st place win! Love, KIm
Haight Avatar
September 4, 2015 at 6:01 PM
Wonderful poem, Faye! Such fantastic imagery of the ever-changing wind! Congratulations on your First Place win! Hugs, Sandra
United Avatar
September 4, 2015 at 4:47 PM
I can see why Broken wings loved this so much congrats on your top placement Faye:-) hugs Jan xx 7
La France Avatar
September 4, 2015 at 2:29 PM
Faye, congratulations on your win in my Any Poem Trashed contest, I loved your windy write ~~
Dietrich Avatar
August 27, 2015 at 10:36 PM
oh Faye, I too did a poem like this one (many years ago) and it was called Lover Wind, something like that. But mine was a sonnet!! wow, I just LOVE yours. FAVE!! It should get a top placement in my opinion!
La France Avatar
August 27, 2015 at 7:56 PM
Faye, so lovely and wonderfully written, a windy 7 and thanks for visiting my library poem
Onclaud Avatar
August 27, 2015 at 1:59 PM
it was good while it lasted until the duality of character arose... finely composed, faye.. huggs
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