I hear a wind whispering from the hills It comes down tickling the woodland rills From far is heard the frightened murmur of leaves As it pounces on them like wayside thieves
It shakes the branches of flowering trees And their weak petals drop like confetti in the breeze Over hills and trees it loves to skip and stray Always in motion, never inclined to stay
It moves unhampered over streams and field With no resistance to its might, they simply yield Like a child, it romps over the sloppy meadows In its gentle touch, dances the gleeful flowers
It skillfully pleats the blue chiffon of the ocean Sometimes curling waves in electric motion Over the sea it runs puffing up the sails And over the sky heaping clouds in bales
Sometimes it steals furtively like a lover And disappears kissing our cheeks under cover Often it comes capering with a lilt and a swing We feel delighted when we hear its merry song
Like a nomad, the wind roams from place to place, Hiding its mysterious presence from our glance From an unknown hide out it comes like a spirit But always making us feel its vigorous might!
At times it gains force and roars like a beast Felling trees and wreaking havoc with its twist In rampage, it sweeps the sea and the ground Triggering sparks of fear and horror all around
So happy to see this enthusiastic response to my straight and simple lines. I have no words to thank you dear friends, especially to Kim who has given an extra shine to my poem......!