Like The Wind

Like The Wind

Gentle at first, noticed, felt, but lingering in the background

Like a memory waiting to be remembered

Stronger it became, enveloped my thoughts

Opened a part long closed

A hole waiting to be filled

Still stronger it became, a force I could not resist

So I leaned towards it, embraced it, fought it no longer

And it became gentle again

Gentle like a whisper, a brush on the cheek

So I closed my eyes, and I swayed in the wind

And it became stronger again

And I felt like I was falling

When I opened my eyes, I was on a cliff

Beautiful, wonderful, but no place to go

So I closed my eyes again, savored the wind

And it became gentle once again

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JOHN BECK Jan 13, 2011, 12:41pm UTC

Powerful symbolism well written.

Richard Thuss Jan 13, 2011, 1:01pm UTC

thanks, John. I wrote it many years ago and found it the other day in a set of papers I was throwing out.

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Diane Huizenga Jan 13, 2011, 3:21pm UTC

wow very beautiful

Richard Thuss Jan 13, 2011, 4:35pm UTC

Thanks, Diane

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Kimberly Ripley Jan 13, 2011, 8:42pm UTC

Featured in the Thursday Writing Essential. Thanks for the excellent submission!

Richard Thuss Jan 13, 2011, 9:49pm UTC

Thanks, Kimberly

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Granny Janny Jan 14, 2011, 1:32am UTC

Isn't is wonderful to discover a forgotten treasure? Or to really FEEL the wind? This poem succeeds in focusing on the subtle and taking the reader along. I would feature this in a heartbeat if you would post it to Poet's Weekly Muse!

Richard Thuss Jan 14, 2011, 9:27am UTC

Thanks, Jan. I think I successfully posted it to Weekly Muse

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Granny Janny Jan 14, 2011, 5:53pm UTC

Sorry for the delay, Richard, now featured!

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Major J. Jan 15, 2011, 2:43am UTC

Bravo, Richard.

I for one am very glad that you looked before you pitched that stack of papers!

Regards...

Richard Thuss Jan 15, 2011, 9:07am UTC

Thank you very much

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Ann Marcaida Jan 17, 2011, 11:40am UTC

This is not only gorgeous but also rife with spiritual wisdom. I could feel myself being swayed and buffeted by the wind, bending but not breaking like the willow.

On my Twitter account today.

Richard Thuss Jan 17, 2011, 11:59am UTC

Thank you, Ann I really appreciate your comment.

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