a wilting flower’s qualities
are just as admirable
as that of
a freshly bloomed rose
unlike their sprightly counterparts,
shriveled flowerheads project wisdom
experience
and growth
their browning petals dangle
with a lifetime’s worth of memories
as their stem grows weary
from withstanding the windiest of storms
their lifeless leaves
once fed the hungriest bees
and their roots still venture
beneath the turning soil
although their physical beauty
deteriorates against the test of time
their memory lives on with each grain of pollen
whisked away by the breeze
drooping stems are a mere glimpse
into the progression of nature
for the death of one flower
leads to the blossoming of another
Categories:
windiest, 12th grade, age, analogy,
Form: Free verse
Precipice
by Michael R. Burch
(for Jeremy)
They will teach you to scoff at love
from the highest, windiest precipice of reason.
Do not believe them.
There is no place safe for you to fall
save into the arms of love.
Keywords/Tags: father, son, love, true love, fall, falling, falling in love, scoff, scoffers, heights, precipice, arms, touch, emotion, emotions, relationship, relationships, girlfriend, women
Categories:
windiest, father son, girlfriend, love,
Form: Free verse
Coldest night, windiest blow..
Thirst of me is getting to grow..
Sweetest sight, prettiest snow..
Blur of him is creating slow..
Fearest insight, rarest trow..
Feet of me are flowing below..
Darkest bright, mystifiest woe..
Moments of him are thundering glow..
Categories:
windiest, emotions, faith, for him,
Form: Blank verse
As the storm clouds roll in
on the darkest of skies,
and windiest of days-
don't shield me from this awesome sight
or turn and run away.
Stay with me through the storm
with its electric flashes,
and roaring clatter-
don't take control of the ships helm
or guide me from the weather.
For I have come this far
on the deepest of seas,
and most turbulent spills-
have faith in me to find the way
the journey is my thrill.
It's not shelter from the storm I seek,
rather deliverance from a life too bleak!
Categories:
windiest, inspirational, introspection, life, philosophy,
Form: Sonnet