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A Variety Of Verse: The Rambling of a Frustrated Poet

A Variety Of Verse: The Rambling of a Frustrated Poet

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A VARIETY OF VERSE is exactly that, for it is a collection of a variety of poetic forms and formulas such as pantoums, free verse and rhyming quatrains that address a variety of topics such as personal thoughts, fears, memories, the loss and pain that the author has experienced and has witnessed in others. Some of the poems address contemporary issues such as the unconditional compliance to dogmas to the loss of love and the loss of loved ones. Some pieces are humorous and silly while others are contemplative and questioning.

THE WILD WIND PLACE

There is a wild wind place
near Langtry
where the wind blows up
a canyon and spirals
the loose soft dirt there
Dust Devils live in that place
almost all year ‘round
At night,
you can hear them calling
to one another,
making plans to spin the ground
on the morrow.
I can’t understand
what they say, but
an old Indian friend of mine does,
but he won’t tell me.
He says I have to find out for myself.
He says, “Listen real close
to the sound those
dust devils make.
You can’t mistake their clear
pronunciation of words.”
He tells me that it is
a language found in nature.
“So, it’s part of us too.”
The wild wind place is where
the dust devils live
wild and free.
One of the last things that’s that way.
I hope nobody tries to tame them.
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