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A Word on the Wind
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A Word on the Wind |
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soul drifter Senior Member
since 2004-09-08
Posts 711Colorado |
A Word On the Wind White lines on the highway one by one they fall away got that itch to ramble once again I'm chasing a word I heard on the wind White lines on the mirror little by little you disappear got to scratch and tear to feel again left chasing a word you heard on the wind In the clear eyes of a hopeless romancer you can see the road and the endless sky inside each one of us is a dancer these are the steps we must take until we die and for every word on the wind I follow on down there's a jumble of words in me that never make a sound and in my rear view I cast a glance back at where I've been and all that I'll never be again White lines on the skyway across the blue ocean of day and I think on the miles I've come my path lit by the moon and sun every doubt, every thought out plan to reach the promised land and for every rule I had to bend there's another soul that's gone chasing a word he's heard on the wind On the brazen wings of youth melting in the sun you can see far down this winding path in times of trouble on the run you’ll find craziness in you that’ll make you laugh and for every word on the wind you follow on down there’s a reason for you to finally leave this ol’ town but as you go you’ll look wistfully over your shoulder and you’ll find out there a world much colder So there’s an itch in us longing for a scratch and there’s growth in the realization you’ll never come back 500 600 700 little white lines on the highway one by one they fall away today another clear-eyed rambler will begin to chase these words he has heard on the wind "Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard" -Anne Sexton |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Great trip! |
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Paul Wilson
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
soul drifter...Enjoyed very much. Thanks for sharing...Paul ~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~ |
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augustsky Senior Member Posts 828 midwest US |
Souls, I liked the premise of this, very good writing, what a journey life can give us at times. Enjoyed.. Sky~ ~Don't Quit Your Day Dream~ |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Lovely and very effective imagery. |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Well done, soul drifter. |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
On the brazen wings of youth melting in the sun you can see far down this winding path in times of trouble on the run you’ll find craziness in you that’ll make you laugh and for every word on the wind you follow on down there’s a reason for you to finally leave this ol’ town but as you go you’ll look wistfully over your shoulder and you’ll find out there a world much colder ————————————————————— Your poetry is all encompassing, your words are wise, intuitive and full of longing. But mostly they are full of Love. Your words run deep and true soul drifter and It’s always my Pleasure to read you and hold your words close. |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Soul drifter, I enjoyed this poem on so many levels. Just the gentle way your rhymes fell together was pleasing as the words themselves. There was an inspirational quality to this piece that left me feeling a sense of satisfaction I wasn't expecting. ~L |
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