Fierce Winds May Blow But
Looking at the sea, skin alive, senses calm,
Worry left on shore, there rises a question.
What about this breeze tickling my nose?
No one ever slaps an insult on a breeze.
You never hear the savage, the whipping,
The tearing, the angry, the deadly breeze.
Song extols the gentle, caressing, lilting,
Whispering, tracing, maybe bracing breeze.
This phenomenon, nature’s enchanted gift.
Wafting across the greenest span,
Soothing the sunburned skin,
The softest breeze blesses, addresses
All the sins of a crowded day.
Hooray, I say, let’s sing and say
Welcome to this gifted air wrapped
In restraint and good manners.
She hands us peace and promises of
A sweet afternoon drowsy with sleep.
Let praises crown her, nature’s princess.
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Effective 3rd person narration. Awesome 2nd and penultimate stanza. One of my favorites to date.
A breeze drifting across my face always makes me sleepy. So glad you caught my affection for the distantly related to wind, air current. Thank you. Bruce
Lovely, evocative sounds in this poem.
It’s lovely when our words evoke sounds isn’t it. I am so glad you can ‘hear’ these lines.
Bruce
I feel as if I’ve been lightly kissed by this poem. Love it!
I love your picture–creative approach to the “post office” wanted dead . . . type of
picture I am so reluctant to attach to my ID.
Thank you for the uplifting comment.
Bruce
‘gifted air wrapped
In restraint and good manners’
just one of many great lines in this
beautiful poem!
thank you Bruce
Maybe it’s the ocean that sparked the impetus for the …”breeze” poem. thank you for your comment–a treasure.
Bruce
“the softest breeze blesses, addresses
all the sins of a crowded day” Love these lines, Bruce. All the “s” sounds, the rhyming words “blesses” & “addresses” placed next to each other. This poem really appeals to the senses, especially hearing and touch.
Makes me want to be on the ocean, puts me on the ocean