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wind songs |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia 
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Sunburst winds whip my face raw. Stepping over broken shells and storm scattered driftwood at low tide, searching past the rocks that sit the bay in wait for what, I do not know though these Gibralter dreamers somehow know I am waiting. My bones feel a chill, nostrils flare at the salty air, eyes gaze beyond the breakers as Gulliver gulls fly by screaming move forward, move forward, slide down the crested waves into the warm, sail where you’ve feared to go before. Hoist the anchor, let go the weight of the past. Capture the wind as it hits your sails, trim the jib, and fly. Listen to the music of a wind song in the sails. Navigate the stars and be free. |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Kacy, you are a very brave woman with a beautiful soul and a delight in and an eye for all the treasures around us, and a unique poetic gift in your ability to share it all with us, in all its nuances. I saw the painting of you on the beach, and would love to hang it on my wall. Owl |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Beautiful, Kacy. Helen |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Oh...I could hear Christopher Cross as I read this... absolutely soothing and beautiful.  Drop me a line, let me know how you're doing, k? I'm a bit busy, but never too busy for you. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Thanks, Di! I've spent many days sitting on jetties and piers watching sailboats, and a few cherished days sailing the Pacific. Helen, thank you for visiting! K, I actually did sail more than once listening to that Christopher Cross song. ~sigh~ those were some fine hours |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
a 'write' as refreshing as a sea breeze! [especially fine impressionistic imagery] sustained applause!! |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Thanks, Bruce. The windsongs of the sails is a magical sound one never forgets. |
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Oklahoma Rose Senior Member
since 2008-02-28
Posts 1586Oklahoma USA |
Very beautiful, Kacy! |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Thanks, Sue. Hope your week is going well. |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
This certainly takes on the wind, and is a sight to behold. Such a beautiful message, and in the end it just flys so high. Lovely thoughts, Kacy~ |
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Krawdad Member Elite
since 2001-01-03
Posts 2597 |
My kind of poetry, Kacy, I might have written it myself. In my opinion, poetic expression does not get better than this, it just doesn't. There is a tragedy in a place like PIP, however. We will discover kindred souls here that we will never get to meet in the flesh. I am sorry for that. Bless you for gracing these pages with your fine work. e |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Love your massage, Poetess. Ida |
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Heart2Heart Senior Member
since 2009-05-15
Posts 738Scotland/Norway |
What a beautiful picture poem this is, could sail away with you there. Dreamy and breezy and free floating, a lovely free style write. Thank you for sharing this with us. heart2Heart |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
quote: This sums up the ecstasy of sailing so intensely, dear Kacy! Brought back into mind Rod Stewart's song "Sailing" ... "I am sailing stormy waters to be near you, to be free ...". A deeply captivating piece of poetry! A keeper! Love, Margherita |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Bluesy, thanks for sailing with me. Krawdad, Indeed, you could have written this. I, too, feel sad that I am unable to meet kindred Pips members in real time real space. But you never know, it still may happen! Ida, thank you dear lady, for the visit. Heart, I'm delighted you enjoyed the breeze. Margherita, thanks! I haven't sailed in a very long time, but it's a joyful life experience you never forget. |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Kacy you bring these dream scenes alive as only you can. This is beautiful Thank you. latearrival |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Thanks, Jo. The sails really do sing in the wind, and each time, it's a unique sound, at least to these ears. The wind also whistles and hums through beach grasses and around the rocks and driftwood. ~sigh~ Those are the sounds I hear in my dreams. |
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MinSW Member
since 2009-06-14
Posts 53Sri Lanka |
Inspirational! as well as very very beautiful.. love it.. love, Min |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
kacy, this was incredible...loved reading this...so good to read you again.... Love Lee J. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
MinSW, thank you so much! (BTW, welcome to Pips.) LeeJ, thank you dear friend, your thoughts are always appreciated. |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria |
Dear Kacy, what a beautiful word picture you have painted here my friend. A delight to read and a lure to go sailing. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Love. Lindsay |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Thank you Lindsay, I'm happy you enjoy listening to the wind songs. |
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Laverne Pacquire Member
since 2009-11-15
Posts 96 |
this is an exceptional poem. |
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Osprey Member
since 2009-04-12
Posts 249 |
The shore; the wind and a desire to sail. To be there on the ocean. You bring nature to the page. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Laverne, thank you! Glad you enjoyed this. Osprey, it's a delight to read your reply. Thank you! |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
hi Kacy, it's so good to read you again! hope life's has been well  |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Kaile! you've been missed greatly. How are you???? It's wonderful to have a visit from you...it's another Thanksgiving treat for me. |
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Klassy Lassy Member Elite
since 2005-06-28
Posts 2187Oregon |
Kacy, I am shivering just thinking about being on the beach right now. The wind is icy and filled with rain, but I hear the breakers from my house in the wee hours of morning. They are unbelievably powerful in the winter storms now. I adore this poem! You make me think of the gulls in summer as they wheel and dive over the waves. We have a ruggedly beautiful coastline and you capture the untamed glory of it's breath and power with this one. I used to watch the regatta in Yaquina Bay when my son was working on a king crabber out of Kodiak that would moor there in summer. Magical, and so is your writing. Gorgeous poem! |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo dear Kacy, This is well done. I don't know how I missed it when it was new. Love Bobby |
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zaaclindsay Member
since 2009-08-12
Posts 111Ottawa Ontario |
hey there, been going through a rough patch of waters for some time now and at the end of the road I am finding that release you very eloquently capture. It was never about foundering on the shore, or being shipwrecked....all I had to do was raise the anchor. good timing and a good read zaac |
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viking_metal Senior Member
since 2007-02-02
Posts 1337In a Jeep, Minnesota. |
You totally rock. Seashells never looked so good. I secretly wish a girl (any one will do) from Pip would fall in love with me. |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
Beautiful pictures formed in my mind as I read this.. how you doin' Kacy?"too bad ignorance isn't painful" |
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Soul snatcher Junior Member
since 2009-11-24
Posts 29 |
How long can an Eagle stay in a Chicken Coop...... We must break free of the shackles and move forward.... Wonderfully expressed.... Ss |
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Misty Lilacs Senior Member
since 2005-11-15
Posts 1060White Birch Forest |
This is so magnificent. You have the most amazing way of seeing and saying things so beautifully. --"Hoist the anchor, let go the weight of the past. Capture the wind as it hits your sails, trim the jib, and fly. Listen to the music of a wind song in the sails. Navigate the stars and be free." Just makes me want to fly with you. ooxx Marti ________________________ |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
just 'revisiting' this 'write' ... continued applause!! |
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Goldenrose Member Elite
since 2003-05-30
Posts 3665 |
kacy you portray the wildness so very well, i think it is part of you and it shows to such great effect.... Hope you are well very soon and that you continue to gives us these beautiful wild gems... Thank you... Goldenrose. Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu 6th century BC. |
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Goldenrose Member Elite
since 2003-05-30
Posts 3665 |
kacy you portray the wildness so very well, i think it is part of you and it shows to such great effect.... Hope you are well very soon and that you continue to gives us these beautiful wild gems... Thank you... Goldenrose. Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu 6th century BC. |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
It is good to return after a long journey, and find oneself among friends upon a familiar shore. |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
. . . just to be a single molecule that makes up the wind that blows the ship homeward. |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
a superb poem with flames of freedom and hope, modern texture and vibrant images, enjoyed a lot my read. yann |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
quote: Now you know what absolute freedom means. Soar high, dearest Kacy, and brighten the skies with your sunny spirit. Love, Margherita |
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Klassy Lassy Member Elite
since 2005-06-28
Posts 2187Oregon |
Just holding your light in the dark, Midnitesun. May the breakers catch every nuance in a promise and the wind cease it's tempest. Miss you and love you!  Karen |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
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