before the winds do

26 Jul 2013

before the winds do

I thought I heard something
but it was just the wind
I think she said
sitting in the living room

I perked up and turned down
the baseball on TV
started to listen in
like one of those creeps

repetitive silence ensued
followed by curious winds
sneaking in
through the attic vents

rushing in I reached out
begging her to take
my hand
before the winds do

july two thousand thirteen
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Posted in Nature, Poetry and tagged extreme weather, poem, poetry, wind

18 thoughts on “before the winds do”

archiearchive FCD on July 26, 2013 at 9:54 pm said:

Those sneaky winds can steal more of your valuables than you think.

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- j matthew waters on July 26, 2013 at 9:55 pm said:
  
  Indeed, Archie, indeed they can. Thanks for visiting my blog (again) ;`)
  
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Wordifull Melanie on July 26, 2013 at 10:10 pm said:

“rushing in I reached out
begging her to take
my hand
before the winds do”

well said made me envision a twister coming to take you away…and you hand on to your ladies hand to stay grounded.

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- j matthew waters on July 26, 2013 at 10:16 pm said:
  
  so glad to see you saw a twister – I did too
  
  thanks so much for commenting ;`)
  
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Julia Dean-Richards on July 27, 2013 at 6:36 am said:

Ooh, Spooky.

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- j matthew waters on July 27, 2013 at 7:47 am said:
  
  Thanks Julia! 😀
  
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cyberbonn on July 27, 2013 at 10:58 am said:

FAB!

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- j matthew waters on July 27, 2013 at 1:37 pm said:
  
  so glad you think so 😀
  
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The Course of Our Seasons on July 27, 2013 at 11:10 am said:

love this, John – the last stanza is really really good – K

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- j matthew waters on July 27, 2013 at 1:39 pm said:
  
  thanks so much, K – I think I reworked that last stanza a dozen or more times!
  
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nightlake on July 28, 2013 at 7:33 pm said:

was able to visualize this. somehow don’t find this creepy. but it was beautiful and touching

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- j matthew waters on July 28, 2013 at 8:03 pm said:
  
  That is wonderful, Padmini…like a photograph – a moment in time forever remembered
  
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sjhigbee on August 3, 2013 at 10:43 am said:

Reblogged this on Brainfluff.

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- j matthew waters on August 3, 2013 at 12:38 pm said:
  
  thank you so much for reblogging ‘before the winds do’ 😀
  
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  - sjhigbee on August 3, 2013 at 4:37 pm said:
    
    You’re very welcome – thought it was intriguing and original…
  - sjhigbee on August 12, 2013 at 12:37 pm said:
    
    You’re very welcome – I think it is a wonderful poem.
mentalnotes1 on August 3, 2013 at 9:22 pm said:

I READ THIS FIRST THEN I LISTENED,,,,WOW, YOUR READING IS REALLY VERY POWERFUL. I OFTEN FIND MYSELF SILENTLY BEGGING FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE THE LEAD BEFORE I DO. WHATS INBETWEEN MY EARS HAS A TENDANCY TO BETRAY ME.

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j matthew waters on August 4, 2013 at 9:30 am said:

So happy you enjoyed this one, LaToya…it seemed to come out of nowhere.

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