Through the wind

an old work.

  Through the wind

through the wind that whispers through the gutter

through the wind that cut through the branches

there's a message

listen

Hope is heard in the still silence

Hope is seen in the bleakest tones

Form is found in the most incongruent lines

And hope is found in the heart of me,

cast your ears to the whispering breeze

Despite the terrors, inspire smiles

even though I haven't in a while

had the courage or will to smile.

Laughter is the key to the cellar

the children in the garden play, evermore

In Tohoku, the deserts of Yemen

each to their solace, their silent blessings

as the blizzard of the world

tears out their eyes

the wind, the wind

never subsides

nor will I yield without a fight

just strength enough left

for a final flight

goodbye!

through the wind, the wind

the treadmill spin

born again, alive again

through the wind. 

2014.

Author's Note

Found in an old notebook. I do not even remember writing this work. I have no answers as to what this is about but I liked it.

Reviews

[Titilayo Sarah Eguridu]

Life takes us in different directions but we mustn’t loose hope.
We must court and ride on the obstacles and make the most of them.
Nobody said it would be easy
It’s a fascinating slice of history that makes one queasy and uneasy
Yet, pressing on is what we must do …to keep evolving.
This is a metaphoric masterpiece Ern.
Simple but powerful
I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

thank you so much. i do like this work and i really like your interpretation. the wind. it can be so many things. but if we ride it we will soar to the heavens.

[Titilayo Sarah Eguridu]

The wind is a force, we can control it but when use as fuel.

[...Relic...]

This seems like a poem of constancy in all things. Interesting poem, Ern.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

thanks Relic. something is alive in the air... a spirit.
have a merry christmas! see you again.

[ETERNITY]

Brick said, "Sheer, raw power"..That's exactly what I felt, Ern!
I love the picture is gives of the deserts, the wind never subsides.
Yes, A Mystique! You were going through a difficult time, "Hope is found in the heart of me".
This is epic!
"Laughter is the key to the cellar" Wow! Dude!

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

thanks Eternity. im trying to remember that time in my life, it's hazy, but i distinctly remember going through a lot of emotional stuff. glad you found it interesting. thank you so much for taking the time to read it. and wish you a merry christmas!

[ETERNITY]

And you as well, Ern.

[redd Brick Keshner]

I like it as well. Nothing like wind whistling eerily through the gutters. I sometimes watch to see if it would peel off the bull nose from its moorings! Sheer, raw power and I am guessing a Dreamtime mystique about it.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

my pen sometimes has a mind of its own. i love writing like that. thanks for your comment Red. wishing yu a merry christmas!

[redd Brick Keshner]

And sometimes that’s the way it should be. I know from experience that could be quite freaky but over the years learned to enjoy and appreciate that mode of writing. Merry Christmas Ern! 🎄🎁

[Robert Trakofler]

This sounds like you channel in your writing when you find something you don’t recall writing years later:) I love that it happened to you it tells me that you do listen to the wind

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

the wind speaks... sometimes in a whisper, sometimes in a scream. thanks for your comment Robert. merry christmas!

[Cherrie]

These are the best jewels for a writer to find a older piece that becomes a mystery to even us.
Your poem is powerful and moves the reader.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

thanks Cherrie. i've been going through old notebooks and found this intriguing piece. glad you came to read it. merry christmas!

[Betty Hermelee]

I like this very much!! if you try you can have hope even though the winds make noise...silence is warm and comforting....and so is a gentle breeze....even you cannot laugh, smile through your tears....and do not be afraid of the wind, just listen....and be free....lovely
Warmly, B

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

thanks B. glad you came to read this. im overjoyed. merry christmas!

[Betty Hermelee]

same to you!🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄💥💥💥💥💥

[Beren]

How does it feel to be able to give yourself and others a message from the future 10 years ago?
I don't know if you believe in universe messages, but I think people find meaning in everything when they are most hopeful but claim to be hopeless; that's how the first part felt to me. Let's listen to the message

And I will hang the second part as a post-it in my room
"Hope is seen in the bleakest tones
And hope is found in the heart of me"
Hope is with us. Hope never disappears, it just hides very well sometimes and we don't have the energy to look for it. Sometimes we have lost that childish spirit that would just play hide and seek.

"the children in the garden play, evermore"
And now when we decide to play a game, of course we will find that hope, or we won't find it, and it will suddenly appear saying that it won the game. But the only winners will be the children who played the game.

"Despite the terrors, inspire smiles
even though I haven't in a while
had the courage or will to smile."

Hey everyone, listen to the words from a teacher!!
This is hope. This is life. This is love. It's knowing that you will be important to someone else even if you can't find that strength in yourself. You knew that 10 years ago.

"nor will I yield without a fight
just strength enough left
for a final flight
goodbye!"

every farewell is a new beginning and we will always say goodbye to many things. I'm proud of your courage.
I'm proud of your purpose.
I'm proud of your speaking, of not staying silent.

this was a poem by a real teacher, a real person, a person with light in their heart.
I'll come back here and read it from time to time.
thanks for sharing.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

thank you so much. i am glad my words gave you something. i remember around this time i was feeling suicidal and writing was way to soothe myself. i havnet grown much since then, but reading this poem over, and reading your comment, makes me really think about how much i still have.

[Beren]

You have so much to offer the world. We are in this together.

[Neville]

Hey Ern, I liked it too my friend .. Neville

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

thanks Neville! always glad when you come by.

[Thomas W Case]

Tremendous. Vivid and sharp.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

thanks Thomas!