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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia 
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lick your finger and stick it in the air (NO, I did NOT say your ear!) and tell me, which way the wind does blow is it away from you or in your face? or behind your back, as all my Irish friends say 'tis the best place for the wind to be and whichever way it may play upon your day just be glad it's there for imagine what the world would be like if the winds should suddenly stop and the clouds should stand still in the skies if all the lies you ever told should pile up in front of you, instead of blowin away in the wind (never mind they never really blow away from you) and what if chicken little was right? lick and stick your finger in the air and tell me which way does the wind blow? |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Kacy I bet you have heard this song line... "You don't need a weatherman to tell which way the wind blows" Quote, Bob Dylan... This poem reminds me of icefishing on a windy day...those that sit on buckets out in the elements are like weather vanes...whichever way their backs are turned is the windward side...usually they face south east, their frozen noses are the arrows that point which way the wind is going... No one has to use the finger method.. enjoyed ----------ice ><> |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
 love that reply, ice!so the frozen nose and toes always point the way, eh? LOL |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
"the answer my friend...is blowin' in the wind" Enjoyed this one so much Kacy! "May the wind alsways be at your back...." Hugs~Nancy ~Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile.~ |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
 Nancy, I'm happy you enjoyed this whimsical write! BTW...now I'm going to be humming Dylan all night. LOL FYI, an interesting bit of history from DAVID BLUE: The night Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind'' was first heard by an audience [Apr 16, 1962], Dylan and I had been killing the latter part of a Monday afternoon drinking coffee [at the "Fat Black Pussycat"] and bullshitting. About five o'clock, Bob pulled out his guitar and a paper and pencil. He began to strum some chords and fool with some lines he had written for a new song. Time passed and he asked me to play the guitar for him so he could figure out the rhymes with greater ease. We did this for an hour or so until he was satisfied. The song was "Blowin' in the Wind.'' We decided to bring it over to Gil Turner who was hosting the Monday-night hoots at Gerde's, and we arrived about nine thirty or ten. Gerde's was packed with the regular Monday night jam of intense young folk singers and guitar pickers. We fought our way through the crowd down the stairs to the basement where you waited and practiced until your turn to play was called. It was a scene as usual. Gil Turner finally took a break and came down to the basement to organize the next half of the show. Bob was nervous and he was doing his Chaplin shuffle as he caught Gil's attention. "I got a song you should hear, man,'' Bob said, grinning from ear to ear. ''Sure thing, Bob,'' Gil said. He moved closer to hear better. A crowd sort of circled the two of them. Bob sang it out with great passion. When he finished there was silence all around. Gil Turner was stunned. "I've got to do that song myself,'' he said. "Now!'' "Sure, Gil, that's great. You want to do it tonight?'' "Yes,'' said Turner, picking up his guitar, teach it to me now." Bob showed him the chords and Gil roughly learned the words. He took the copy Bob made for him and went upstairs. We followed, excited by the magic that was beginning to spread. Gil mounted the stage and taped the words on to the mike stand. "Ladies and gentlemen,'' he said, "I'd like to sing a new song by one of our great songwriters. It's hot of the pencil and here it goes.'' He sang the song, sometimes straining to read the words off the paper. When he was through, the entire audience stood on its feet and cheered. Bob was leaning against the bar near the back smiling and laughing. Mike Porco bought us a drink. Later in the evening Bob went home with Suze, and l split with some friends. Another moment in time ticked of. Quoted in Robbie Woliver, Hoot! A 25-Year History of the Greenwich Village Music Scene, New York, NY, 1986, pp. 83-84; addenda [in square brackets] by Manfred Helfert. |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Kacy, I really enjoyed this write....and the wind is blowin' tonight....kind of hard to really tell which direction though....lol. Thanks for that story about Bob Dylan, too.  ....jo |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Jo, hopefully it's ordinary wind you're getting (is there such a thing?) not a hurricane! |
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Skyfire
since 2000-12-27
Posts 3381Riding |
this is so cute, I just love it! |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
HEY, skyfire! great to see you gallop in here for a visit  |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Bad enough you have to tell me where to go. Now you're telling me where to stick my finger! I can hardly wait to tell you where... I probably shouldn't say that here, eh? (You do know I'm kidding, right?)  If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Kacy.... in the past year or so, perhaps more, I've tried to write off the poem...without reading the responses....and if mine matched others, so be it....I didn't want to be guided by others' interpretations.... unless, of course, I was vastly confused. Which can happen. But as I read yours, I was instantly reminded of one of my favorite songs, and then one of my favorite Canadian songs about wind... and then you had to go and insert the Dylan piece...where the "magic" was happening.... don't you know, it is ALL about magic? Even when trying to decide which way the wind is blowing... This is awesome, a definite keeper, and one for my library and lights. Love,  "There's a reason they call God The Creator - he sides with talent." Julia Cameron |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Larry, I can guess. Karilea? thanks, and 'magic' hugs to you! |
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