Showing posts with label wind. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wind. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

The wind howl

 I

Maybe the weather is trying to us something, listen to the wind howl
I chose this soft chair tonight so I can read and listen to the wind howl

If there are no ideas but in things, then what do we call how we govern 
ourselves? Must we adhere to rules listening to the wind howl

If the idea is not a universal one, we are all lost in our own way, and then no 
one pays attention listening to the wind howl

If your green is not my green, what is green? Is there even a green? How would 
we know if we can only listen to the wind howl

If my green is grass growing, bending in the breeze, and your green are 
dollars in a digital ledger, they won't be listening to the wind howl

If there are no ideas but in things, and we are all on our own, will there 
be a thing, or a time, for all of us to listen to the wind howl?

  II

What might the weather be trying to tell us? 2024 set so many records 
for extreme weather, and even now, we listen to the wind howl

The clown who would be king took us out of the Paris Accord, again, 
shouldn't we have learned that lesson, listen to the wind howl

The clown’s cronies are running amuck with the way things should be, 
will there be anything left? listen to the wind howl

The muzzle velocity of news, executive orders, coming from the clown and his 
cronies is staggering by design, listen to the wind howl

After the scorched earth, there is hope nature will return, it does takes time, 
it won't be easy, just listen to the wind howl

Water finds the low points to make its way, gravity isn't ruled by executive 
order, there can be goodness listening to the wind howl

So Sherlock, now what? Hunk down, keep the faith, mind the flywheel, 
spend time learning and listening to the wind howl


Saturday, April 09, 2011

sherku: hard running


Hard running into
The wind today
Better when I turn
To finish with it


What is a sherku?


Saturday, October 31, 2009

sherku: leaves dancing

time to rake the leaves today?
time to watch and pray 
the wind blows them all away




What is a sherku?


This was twittered on Saturday, a blustery day here in New England


#twitpoem #140poets



Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Wind shifts

Winds have shifted, jets now
Blazing overhead on their
Way by Castle Island


What is a sherku?

inspired by a Sunday afternoon at Castle Island, South Boston, MA

Sunday, May 10, 2009

sherku: Wind chimes














Wind chimes dancing, dogwood leaves
Swinging, baby robins
Stretching on Mother’s Day



What is a sherku?


For Dolores, Mother's Day 2009

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

wind power

heat stirs the currents
currents turn the blades
generating electric power


What is a sherku?

written when thinking about the new wind turbines coming to Franklin