THE WIND,
All of you know it,
Have heard about it,
The way it flows,
Through cities and suburbs,
Above the villages and rivers,
By soothing the whole environment,
The wind is magnificent, isn’t it,
On its way,
It bears fragrance,
That outspreads from flowers,
Sometimes, carries stench,
May be the most detestable stench in the world,
But it puts up with,
Whatever the thing it has to hold,
From its body,
The wind neither cries,
When it has to bear filth,
Nor enraptures,
When it is carrying odorous,
It is not unhappy at all,
When we spit on it,
Oh! It is not over happy,
When we sprinkle a perfume on it,
The wind doesn’t blame to the cause,
If the wind is stinking,
It doesn’t get over exaggerated,
If it is aromatic,
What a clean heart it possesses,
What a deep insight it has,
I can’t think of such a fresh mind,
The wind doesn’t get shocked,
It always follow the compromise,
To wrap up,
I would say,
The wind can teach,
A number of things,
To cure humans mentally,
So please my dear wind,
Flow every day to teach me,
Blow even strongly I respect you.
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Esala Gunathilake
I am an enthusiastic writer who feel the sense of humanity. Thus, I can write stanzas, short stories, novels, articles and blogs as well. I am a blog contributor for the Ananda College Engineer's Ink student chapter website.
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Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
By LUCCIAN LAYTH7 days ago in Critique
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Your poetic ode to the wind beautifully portrays its essence as a silent yet powerful force that carries scents, great job, love it, thank you for sharing!
Here's to the good wind! A nice piece, Esala : )
It's beautiful. I love it!
Such beautiful poem
Esala, Yes...our poems tell of the wind's character :)
Great poem! Really appreciate it. Thank you❤️😊💕 We get some pretty stong wind but I am missing the odor! I will check for odor now!😉
Wonderful! Poem. I love it❤️.
"what a clean heart it possesses" I love that bit 😁
Nature is wonderful. Wind, water, earth. We must respect it. Truth in your story.
This is beautifully put together showcasing wind has a resilient and accommodating fircexif nature that does not judge or react to the things it encounters. It is a reflective poem reminding me to embrace the virtues of openness, resilience and understanding much like the wind.
A wonderful personification of the wind! Well done!
Wonderful praise for the wind which cleanses or destroys - acting with goodness either way. 😍
What a refreshing lively way to observe the wind esala. A deeply curated work this is. Top notch!!!Kepp up mesmerizing us!!!
This felt so liberating! Loved your poem!