Let The Wind Be My Friend.

by Steven Beesley   Aug 5, 2008


Let the wind soothe me,
sweep away all my mortal encumbrances
that plague my mind and
remove the fatigue that surrounds my life.

I grow weary, is it my age
or the pains and drudgery of life
that stab me daily like
splinters in a gaping wound.

My mind is filled with
nothing but sadness that
follows me wherever I turn
and haunts me like a spectre

Sick of the short sighted
views, the biased and bigoted
rants that grace my ears,
let the wind carry them far away.

Let the wind be my friend and carry
me away to a place where I may
lay in lush green pastures
away from the inadequacies of
this slow tormented life I lead.

Steven Beesley (c)

Written 5/8/2008

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  • 15 years ago

    by Silent

    The world must turn
    So we see the sun rise

    Don't let the clouds
    Always fill your eyes

  • 16 years ago

    by Dreamofolwin

    I loved reading this. I could also feel the wind on my face,,calm and soothing.. taking away the "emcumbrances" of this life you speak of. Life does feel a "drudgery" at times , and we want to escape from it all. When I feel this there is no better way than getting in touch with mother nature.. and letting her ease our troubles away. A brilliant poem.

  • 17 years ago

    by Meena Krish

    Yes that would be nice..to be carried away by the wind and leave behind all those unwanted problems and pains. a soulful write. Take care

  • 17 years ago

    by Prasad Baadkar

    Wonderful topic n a clear n nice poem.... Keep it up

  • 17 years ago

    by Rachel RTVW

    I thought the flow was off in the first stanza as 2 lines are rather long...

    ^and haunts me like a spectre^
    I prefer when a line does not begin with and.

    Aside from that, I loved your word choice and the poem holds great meaning. Wonderful use of metaphors. A job well done and a deserving win!!!

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