George Aul Poet Free verse

Winds of Earth

Invisible power
mighty strength,
force of Nature
fearing of no earthly being.

Whipping, ripping, howling -
those inhuman sounds;
gentleness, soothing -
like holding a newborn.

Civilizations have honored you -
Aeolus, Zephyrus, 
Aquilo, Auster...
Gods - Greek and Roman.

We build towers to harness you,
birds to ride you,
tunnels to beat you,
structures to withstand you.

You alone mystify us, 
entrance us, defy us...
invisible force, mighty force -
Nature's strength.

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Carol Sunshine Brown March 29, 2011 at 12:14 PM I am just stopping by to thank you for all your kind comments George. It is always a pleasure to read your poetry. Love, Carol

Jack Horne March 20, 2011 at 8:27 AM Great poem. Congrats on your win : )

Linda-Marie Sweetheart March 15, 2011 at 6:03 AM Wind is a powerful force George and your expressive lines relate how intense it can be luv.. your PM for first place win in Quote Me contest will be processed tomorrow luv.. and Soup will notify u personally .. thankxx..

Sara Kendrick March 14, 2011 at 4:28 PM Yes, mystify us..Good work..Enjoyed reading this eve...Thanks for stopping by..Sara

Carolyn Devonshire March 14, 2011 at 11:15 AM Brilliant writing, George! Indeed, we can try to harness the wind's power -- windmills and the wind towers in Western states -- but we'll never understand it fully. On a hot day even a slight breeze can bring some relief. I live in a hurricane state, though, and we have tornados here too. As you know, the strength of hurricanes are measured by their wind speeds. Quite an educational write -- I didn't know so many ancient cultures honored the wind. Love, Carolyn

Poet Destroyer A March 12, 2011 at 8:00 PM this is a very good poem,, Aul,... deep.. take care,..p.d.

Dr.Ram Mehta March 12, 2011 at 1:43 PM Wonderful write with references to the ancient myths on winds