Cold north wind

Cold north wind

rattles slatted blinds, shakes

pictures on the wall…

Wind blown

Wind blown

the geranium petals

like drops of blood…

I wake to gray light

I wake to gray light,
windows rattling
in their frames….


(revision of 2/8/13)

Wind in the trees

Wind in the trees,

a sound like water flowing

overhead.

Playful Northern wind

Playful Northern wind

opens and closes

the blinds.

Wind through April leaves

Wind through April leaves,

a sound like running water.

Pulling prayer flags

Pulling prayer flags

from the rain gutter,

more wind today…

Wind, rain to follow

Wind, rain to follow –

so they say

and my bones know.

Wind across the lake

Wind across the lake,
sunlit water ripples -
momentary diamonds.

An old one, never before published, as far as I know...

Watching the trees dance

Watching the trees dance,
great pines swaying gently,
I hear wind chimes…

number 18, a river of stones...

Through the fiercest winds

Through the fiercest winds
our prayer flags held on –
dispersing compassion.

Woodpile getting low

Woodpile getting low –
providence in the form
of a windstorm blows

dead trees down
right in our backyard!

Around the house

Around the house
the wind moans and roars –

rattling the windows,
breathing at the doors.

The hammock swaying

The hammock swaying

between the pines, occupied

only by wind.

Approaching midnight

Approaching midnight

and the wind roars through the trees

like a river.

Wind chimes blown to ground

Wind chimes blown to ground

by a wind

too strong to chime.

A crazy wind blows

A crazy wind blows

through the house we thought closed,

swinging wide the doors.

Wind off the sea and The cat licks my head

Wind off the sea
moans and cries around the house,
rattles the windows…

 ***

The cat licks my head
as if I was a kitten
in need of grooming.