Sundown and Wind Farms

far from finding

wind farms an eyesore

they stay a fascination as

offshore turbines salute

a fast dimming sky

from Roan beach

carbon fibre blades rotate

as moderate winds

aid graceful clockwise

turning

row on row they stand

embracing air

as though a surgeon's knife

sliced through sky's heart

rip roaring red no sutures

as crimson clots appear

they spread it bleeds

it plasters heaven's highway 

reflected in evening's dark

salty waters

skyscape slaughter

as golden sol

slips slowly beyond

horizon's black ribbon line

while hours pass on by

building clean energy

Reviews

[Soren]

What a great image blended with such poetic words.
"as though a surgeon's knife
sliced through sky's heart
rip roaring red no sutures
as crimson clots appear"
Then the whole next stanza
"they spread it bleeds
it plasters heaven's highway
reflected in evening's dark
salty waters
skyscape slaughter"
Great lines Chris

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you for your continued support of my efforts Soren. Your visit very much appreciated. Have a great Tuesday.

Chris

[Yashi]

This poem is a true bliss, emotions are portrayed in such a fantastic way.

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Yashi, thank you so much for your encouraging review. Your visit appreciated.

Chris

[Yellow Butterfly]

I find this poem fascinating...I too...do find wind farms an eyesore yet you have penned a beautiful imagery here in this splendid write. I will think of your Poem the next time I drive by a wind farm.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts

YB

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you YB for checking in and sharing your thoughts. You are appreciated.

Chris

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

"they stay a fascination as
offshore turbines salute
a fast dimming sky"
I just love this image you painted in words. It reminds me of a drive down in Southern California in a desert dry area there is a wind farm there. As a child I would often circle my finger on the car window with the turning turbines as the sunset orange red in the background. Its image has a special place in my heart. Thank you for your poem, Chris, it is wonderfully painted poetry.

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Carlos, thank you so much for this lovely review. Delighted my poem brought such nice memories back to you from your childhood. Enjoy the rest of the day.

Chris

[Einstein Noodle]

the motion of the "blades" mesmerizes me .. I am not much studied on them .. they do kill more than their fair share of our National Bald Eagle. The times I have driven past the larger "farms" of them they are more than half shut down for whatever reason. I feel a bit ambivalent towards them; but then I don't have any next door nor even in the State. Too much rough terrain I suppose. We do however have a Co. that builds them and is located here. Your poem is interesting ..beginning with a certain beauty the have then turning to what seems to be a certain violence perpetrated on Mother Nature herself .. cutting .. causing her to bleed and clot .. vivid images Chris! then the turn back as this quiet down a bit with the setting sun and the reminder of the wind turbine's benefit ... clean energy. They take up a lot of space don't they!?
E.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks Mr E for your visit and share. It's a pity if you are losing bald eagles as a result of wind farms. This was a sunset I witnessed quite a few years ago with an off shore windfarm, within sight of a beach. I too find the blades.mesmerising. They produce clean energy but what a shame if we lose too much wild life as a result of the blades. It's got to be a balanced approach says I.

Chris

[Einstein Noodle]

i agree Chris ... there needs to be the "Balanced Party" ... especially, me thinks, here in the USA ..we would have a chance to vote ourselves out of our insanity at the moment. ;) .................

[Chris Shaw]

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[Betty Hermelee]

Exquisite imagery describing
wind turbines, which I have seen along the byways… you describe them so cleverly, it’s as if you know something we do not, seems like you’re an expert on these machines as they cut through a vast sky…. Lovely images Chris
Best, B

[Chris Shaw]

No expert dear Betty, but I do like to stand and observe. Especially if I find something of beauty. Many thanks for your lovely review.

Chris

[Betty Hermelee]

You're very welcome, take care
I'm on vacation nest two weeks, but I'll still try to write and critique!!!! yours, B.

[Chris Shaw]

Have a lovely holiday Betty.

[Betty Hermelee]

Many thanks Chris, I'll be checking in and out, because I love to write and I'll be in the pacific northwest, near Seattle...and then on an Islans off the west coast!!! With family

[.]

What a lovely depiction of wind farm... Rotating of blades and surgical knife, this comparison was so poetic. Your views on nature and its activities are always so vivid.... The sundown backdrop was just perfect.... Love the poem as always

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you dear Sima for your thoughtful review. Pleased you enjoyed my poem.

Chris

[Yuet]

A surgeon s knife slice through sky's heart
Lovely
Poem is great because the description is beyond mediocrity and familiarity

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Yuet for calling on my page and leaving a review. You are appreciated.

Chris

[John the Baptist]

This is the first poem I have encountered that celebrates the beauty of wind farms. It's a notion I have heretofore not considered, but the poet makes it work. Using the imagery of a beautiful sunset, we come to view the turbines almost as a part of the seascape. A more practical advocacy is included in the last verse, which reminds us of the machines' part in producing clean energy. As a coastal resident, I can appreciate this deeply.

[Chris Shaw]

Thankyou for that thoughtful response. We have to wakeup and think of the planet.

Chris

[Samuel Dickens]

You paint a lovely scene. Though I don't believe man can ever create anything that outdoes nature, I smile at the thought of wind turbines doing their thing, powering commerce and homes, while not spewing one bit of pollution. Here's what I know about them "killing birds". They apparently do kill a few, but much of the bad rap comes from oil company-beholden politicians. Also, the orange baboon pitched a fit over them being placed near his Scottish golf course, and "ruined the view". They were put there, anyhow, and he's been complaining ever since. Wind is free, so let's use it.

[Chris Shaw]

I believe you Sam about "killing birds". I bet domestic cats kill far more. Yes, wind is free and it's clean. Let's use it. Thank you so much for your visit. Pleased the orange fellow didn't get his own way re the turbines near his golf course :)

Chris

[Ted Kniffen]

We have wind turbines in our county ... there is a good deal of wind around here ... most of it coming from politicians.
I could never understand the argument that those spinning blades would kill birds by the thousands. I guess they've never seen birds play "chicken" with cars on the expressway.

Good one Chris.

[Chris Shaw]

Thanks Ted. I like wind turbines. The politicians on the other hand have always been a big bag of wind. Ah yes, the downside of wind turbines. There's always a downside to everything. Hope all is good with you and yours Ted.

Chris

[Ted Kniffen]

All is well. The wife and I have had our 2nd dose of vaccine recently. We have been a little extra tired the past few days but other than that, we are fine.

[Chris Shaw]

Take care. Good you have had second vacs. We have had ours too :)