The Not So Cold Wind Blows Poem by Bill Cantrell

The Not So Cold Wind Blows

Rating: 5.0


In the spring, I arrive as a gentle breeze
With the summer, I have my moods
In the autumn, I am stripping naked the trees
With the winter, my heart is an empty room
Yes my name is the wind
I carry the albatross all of his days
Coming and going wherever I please
And no one is knowing my ways
A song I am singing within the chimes
My fingers are strumming the notes in the leaves
Caressing the fields of the fully grown wheat
As the rolling waves of the anxious sea
At times, a victim of slander
For showing no mercy to those lost at sea
Though I carried their prayers to the heavens high,
Their deliverance was not a matter for me
Hear my beacon of no return
As I howl through the treacherous glen
Many press forward in spite of the dead,
Yes my name is the wind
The careless have cast their fate in my face
And with this, the cold wind blows
Some I am leading to dreams coming true
Others must carry a heavy toll
A red balloon rises to make an escape
I must cause it to dance and wave a goodbye
The child exchanges a tear for a smile
For I cannot bear to see innocence cry

Yes, my name is the wind

The Not So Cold Wind Blows
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: poetry
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
A repost of an older poem I wrote, I remember a movie the red balloon when I was a child
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Aqua Flower 29 August 2018

This poem knocked the wind out of me! . Thank you for sharing and re-posting it! I like the personificaiton throughout the poem. You writings flow and seen effortless.

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Bernard F. Asuncion 30 August 2018

Such a wonderful write, Bill👍👍👍

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Kumarmani Mahakul 30 August 2018

In summer you have many moods. But when summer arrives we feel breeze of life in gentle manner with breeze of nature. We carry prayers to heaven very high. The wave of acceptance and goodbye dance more and more. An amazing poem is very brilliantly penned...10

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Bharati Nayak 02 October 2018

In the spring, I arrive as a gentle breeze With the summer, I have my moods In the autumn, I am stripping naked the trees With the winter, my heart is an empty room Yes my name is the wind I carry the albatross all of his days Coming and going wherever I please - - - - -An exquisitely beautiful poem, I will come back to read again and again.To my favorite list.

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Susan Williams 14 February 2021

You make magic with that pen of yours.5 stars and favorited!

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Susan Williams 14 February 2021

This poem has a heartbeat! It dances and sings! It touches the soul!

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Susan Williams 14 February 2021

Trust you to make this poem unique and fresh and powerful and vivid and a joy to read!

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 28 December 2019

This is how great poetry works. It is like a sparkling diamond that dazzles the eyes and tingles the mind. Another poetic gem that goes straight to my Poem List and the brilliant Poet to my Poet List. So beautifully written.Loved reading it.

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Bill Cantrell 29 December 2019

Wow, thank you for such a kind comment, you humble me with your words, I have written hundreds of poems and I think there is only a handful that I’m happy with but this is my favorite one, I truly thank you my friend for your kind words

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Dr Dillip K Swain 15 October 2018

A song I am singing within the chimes/My fingers are strumming the notes in the leaves....sparkling poetic expression! I find profound poetic beauty in this magnificent piece of poetry my friend! (10)

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