A Poet's Journey

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A Poet's Journey
The Wind

The Wind

It swiftly rushed upon us

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Bob Metivier
Jul 03, 2023
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A Metaphorical Cinquain series

The Wind as Smoke - AI Image by Robert G Metivier using Adobe Firefly beta, 2023
The Wind as Smoke — AI Image by Robert G Metivier using Adobe Firefly beta, 2023


The wind
swept down and in,
swirled like smoke above us,
swiftly rushed upon us, and brought -
silence

Silence
enclosed our home, 
standing there before us,
its roof bare gray, its columns black -
soundless

Soundless,
but certain, sure
stripped of all false…

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