Wind Song

(river musings)

i am breeze
a song of wind whispers
the bringer of echoes
of old church bells
carried downstream

i am movement
of graceful willows seen
on the far bank
green tresses swaying
surface water dipping

I am flurry
a floating flotilla of leaves
blown from autumn trees
golden in their glory
small sail boats every one

I am scatters
of diamond dust gleaming
created by the gift of sun
a dance of sporadic sparkles
spangling river ripples

i am a distraction
I am a distraction
I am a distraction
from a warring world
of broken hearts

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

The secrets that the wind can know dear Chris.
"I am scatters
of diamond dust gleaming
created by the gift of sun
a dance of sporadic sparkles
spangling river ripples"
I adored the above lines. Good morning from Michigan and thank you for the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you for your warm encouragement Coyote. I appreciate you and your visit. Have a good day.
read moreThank you for your warm encouragement Coyote. I appreciate you and your visit. Have a good day.

Chris

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome dear Chris.

[Richard Blackstone]

I had to turn up my collar as I enjoyed traveling along the blustery shore trail that you described so well.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Richard for your visit. Many thanks. Pleased you enjoyed the read.

Chris

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

A really fantastic write. Nicole done.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Cowboy for an encouraging review. All the best.

Chris

[butterfly]

A beautiful poem Chris! I definitely come from a world of broken heart. I appreciate the gentle healing flow of poetry here.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks butterfly for your visit and your review. Have a good Tuesday.

Chris

[fallon]

Oh that last stanza speaks to me! The poem flows so nicely in beautiful description. Then the repetition towards the end leading up to the profound final words.
It was a wonderful read!

[Chris Shaw]

Many thank yous Fallon for an encouraging review. Have a good Tuesday.

Chris

[Neville]

It was not hard to find myself going along with the gentle flow here Chris .. it would have been an awful lot harder to try and resist it .. excellent poetry my friend .. Neville

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks Neville for such a warm review. Have a great Tuesday.

Chris

[John the Baptist]

Each verse shows some facet of the action of the wind except the last one, which incongruously repeats the statement that the wind is a distraction from a "waring" (Did you mean "warring"?) world of broken hearts. Given the events of the last week, this makes perfect sense.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks John, especially for the spelling correction. I appreciate you. Have a good Tuesday. read moreMany thanks John, especially for the spelling correction. I appreciate you. Have a good Tuesday.

Chris

[ROSALIND]

I love the flow of words great sentments i enjoy this beautiful poetry

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Rosalind for a lovely review. All good wishes.

Chris

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

“I am a distraction
from a waring world
of broken hearts”
Dear Chris, your poem moves, breathes and lives palpably… the images, the verses individually introduced and finitely brush-stroked, the flow and dramatic repetition, the heartbreak and inspiration of it- all perfect. Poetry and nature can be the relief, the salve to life’s wounds. They save us. Thank you for the resonance of this wonderful write.

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Annette, I appreciate your very encouraging and thoughtful review. Thank you so much for your visit.

Chris

[Lorry]

Ouch! I've been working on a short story Chris, similar(ish) to this, where when I am enjoying the views hear, I think I hear a voice in the wind and I can't tell you any more without a spoiler alert... 😊
It turns out she was my ancestral neighbour, born 200 years before my time and ever since toying with this idea, she has become like a guide to me from much harsher times than I now live.
Her name is now settled on Morag, after a brief flirtation with naming her Agnes, and hopefully it will have a stoner of an ending, which may at least compete with yours, but can't better. 😊

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Lorry, may that voice in the wind always guide you. I hope your story is soon ready to post. Have a good Tuesday. All the best.

Chris

[Lorry]

Thank you... And I meant to type stunner of an ending, not stoner! 😊

[Chris Shaw]

Hee hee, I did think it might be a typo. I do them all the time :))

[Dave]

Chris - you are so many things, and all beautiful.

Take care - Dave

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Dave for your lovely comment. Have a good Tuesday.

Chris