There is no army marching;
storming your window pain
with ice cold cutlasses of gale.
It’s nothing but the rain.
There is no bull charging;
trying to butt your window in;
to toss you with its horns.
It’s nothing but the wind.
There’s no high wave rolling
to drown or drag you under;
deep and dark and angry.
It’s nothing but the thunder.
Pay no mind to the weather.
Its bark is far worse than its bite.
Your courage keeps it tethered
and it’s nothing but the night.
Comments
insertponceyfre... | January 2, 2011 - 10:46
This has a lovely flow to it
Silver Spun Sand | January 2, 2011 - 13:53
Hi there, congrats on the cherry:-)
Incidentally, do you mean 'windowpane'?
I particularly like this stanza,
"There is no bull charging;
trying to butt your window in;
to toss you with its horns.
It’s nothing but the wind."
Insert's right, it does have a lovely flow.
Tina
skinner_jennifer | January 2, 2011 - 15:53
Hi well-wisher,
great I love this, such a wonderful way to describe
the elements.
Thanks for the read.
Jenny.
well-wisher | January 2, 2011 - 16:03
Thank you insert, Tina and Jenny. I'm really glad you liked it.
Tina, 'window pain' is a play on words. I was inspired by Paul Simon's song Graceland. In it he has the line, "Losing love is like a window in your heart". The elements outside may be literal or metaphorical and likewise the window might be a metaphor.
Silver Spun Sand | January 2, 2011 - 16:18
Wondered if that might be the case;-) Graceland - now you're talking!
Have a great new year;-)
Tina
Beeme | January 2, 2011 - 17:26
I really enjoyed, one of my favourites on here I think.
Beeme xx
well-wisher | January 8, 2011 - 11:36
Thank you very much, Beeme. That means alot to me.
awsamy | July 16, 2011 - 21:30
a really great poem :) we seem to both draw inspiration from fairytales and nature a rare quality is your writing really profound :) a pleasure reading i hope to read more as im new on here :)
scratch | February 13, 2012 - 12:35
Really good, I thinks it's marvellous.