untitled (winds and Whitman)

outside
winds rattle in their Song

glory to themselves
basking in their chill, their roar,
their natural state
of movement —

We- the page- the vessel
the form that gives
the winds their form
as they move

rattle, dance,
their self-assured
Songs of them-selves.

oh wind,
you fearsome friend,
always with the
troubling advice:
“move, keep moving”

 

written 4.12.11

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  1. Brian Miller Avatar
    Brian Miller

    if you keep moving they can catch you….it says to the pages…as i chase them across the parking lot…smiles.

  2. Brian Miller Avatar
    Brian Miller

    if you keep moving they can catch you….it says to the pages…as i chase them across the parking lot…smiles.

  3. hedgewitch Avatar
    hedgewitch

    Very wild and Walt–I love the sense of freedom and openness, with just that sobering awareness at the end that life is not a game, but something larger than ourselves which we must always grapple with. Thanks for sharing with dVerse, Jody.

  4. hedgewitch Avatar
    hedgewitch

    Very wild and Walt–I love the sense of freedom and openness, with just that sobering awareness at the end that life is not a game, but something larger than ourselves which we must always grapple with. Thanks for sharing with dVerse, Jody.

  5. colleen Avatar
    colleen

    And the pens keep moving.

    I read this to thunder.

  6. colleen Avatar
    colleen

    And the pens keep moving.

    I read this to thunder.

  7. marilyncavicchiaeditorpoet Avatar
    marilyncavicchiaeditorpoet

    Oh, I like this a lot! That's just the kind of advice the wind would give, and I like the ambiguity of the wind as a “fearsome friend.”

  8. marilyncavicchiaeditorpoet Avatar
    marilyncavicchiaeditorpoet

    Oh, I like this a lot! That's just the kind of advice the wind would give, and I like the ambiguity of the wind as a “fearsome friend.”

  9. Semaphore Avatar
    Semaphore

    This has seeds of a thematic observer-observed dichotomy here, with the wind forming a third-party in the equation.

  10. Semaphore Avatar
    Semaphore

    This has seeds of a thematic observer-observed dichotomy here, with the wind forming a third-party in the equation.

  11. Old Ollie Avatar
    Old Ollie

    very strong imagery – great style too

  12. Old Ollie Avatar
    Old Ollie

    very strong imagery – great style too

  13. kolembo Avatar
    kolembo

    Enjoyed!
    Read again – liked the feel of wind in the words

  14. kolembo Avatar
    kolembo

    Enjoyed!
    Read again – liked the feel of wind in the words

  15. Jody Costa Avatar
    Jody Costa

    thank you kindly friends, thank you kindly!

  16. Jody Costa Avatar
    Jody Costa

    thank you kindly friends, thank you kindly!

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