Wind Pastoral Poems

Hear the weather
upon the roof,
Winter is a'coming:
As landscapes 
drowse
Autumn arrives
on the wind:
Wardrobes are
ransacked,
thermostats
turn red-
so earlier to bed...

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Across great plains, in rich soil valleys
beneath breathtaking, bold painted skies
amber cobras dance on graceful stems
swaying to refrains of flowing rhapsodies

Mariah plays for them on...

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The world is mine to conquer, 
No fantasy a reality to believe,
A fighter spirit runs deep to core,
No kickboxing, spiritual war to mount,
No war lords...

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You hear about holidays that people hate
Rarely of exotic taste, finding the better fare, 
Cheap enough for travel agents to promote
Such resorts which they advertise...

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The shepherd stood on the field, frail,
He knew not what to do when and why,
As the wrathful sun did steep down,
The confused chap followed his...

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So when he slowly descended from the hill,
with sun providing him with a blinding halo,
the other ascended and regarded him in awe.
"May I introduce myself?...

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We cringe with the icy cold
Wind blowing away the foggy cloud,
Drifting off into the tearful sleep
At noon and at night illusions keep,
Hearts wrapped with chimeric...

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A November wind has roared for days.
Dead garden stalks lay bent and frayed.
The proud maple now stands undressed
In drifts of yellow against the fence.

Broken remnants...

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Afloat I am, 
The blind horizon spreads to no end.
O river of rivers, 
The queen river,
Flow as you wish, 
Gather silt forever
That on your shores...

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Crackling fire
Falling flakes
What a pretty scene this makes

Leaves are rustling on the ground
Nothing nearby makes a sound

Lighted candles on the hearth
People that are full of...

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Austria, you refresh my spirit like dew refreshes the earth
The flowers of the field are glorified in your country.
Your snow falls so silently as God...

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While gathering wood one autumn day
To make a stack beside the stove,
I spied a nest along the way
Of back and forth and to and fro.

November’s...

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A sliver of shade
On the east side of the barn
Was where he unfolded his chair.
The pink lemonade stung
In the cracks of his blistered lips.
A panting...

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If there is a god and how is it possible, there is not,
	then he would be right here
	sitting next to me on this bench.
He would...

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I STEP down from the boardwalk and into a land  moved by the forces of the universe.

I feel the earth move under my feet...

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Jesus Is God and Much More Than a Man

by Joan Donnelly Ellis January 28 2016
 He is the wind unseen rustling through the leaves
 The...

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The howling wind of which brushes through the trees
Pushes through the green in the volatile breeze
Merciful star of beaming light in which to bask
Overwhelmed, by...

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Telepathic Music

Drip-drop, drip-drop
On the the tin roof 
Above our rustic garages
We sat on our couches
Silently gazing at the sloping lawns
Overlooking the rivulet
Warming our hands
On our...

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Effigy formed of inert dust, 
Inhaled the divine pulse, vile vine  
Infused with worth and dignity. 
I'm not! I'm not! Fallen from grace; 
I...

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How many more sunsets until You set sail for me?

How many more nights of restlessness?

I long for my King.

I yearn for my heart to be...

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