Winds of Change

Somewhere in the distant dust - approaching
on the wings of winnowing winds at play
the elusive ever present moment
arrives upon the future's unformed clay

shaped by every touch of leaf and teardrop
honed by forgotten gusts, tempered by sun
etching on the face of youths tomorrow's
the dreams let go before they were begun.

And yet the crooked trees resist wind's will
cling still to crusted hope of sheltered lea
as eagles shriek above long furrowed scars
to taunt the wind in feigned belief they're free.

For the wind is wind and wind is motion
that it changes things a dreamless notion.

11/17/2020

Winds of Change - Sonnet Poetry Contest
John Hamilton - sponsor
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Fowler Avatar
November 30, 2020 at 9:13 AM
Hi John. This is lovely. The last stanza and ending couplet very nice! Congratulations on the win! Linda
Hamilton Avatar
November 28, 2020 at 7:42 PM
Great write John, congrats on another win!
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November 17, 2020 at 5:44 PM
....the winds of change....time-space....its geometry unfolds from each point (as defined 'space')......mathematics is beautiful......stan sand
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