RIDING THE WIND

Born a century too late....

I was born about a century too late.
Beating drums of native ancestors skirts 'round
my head and my feet yearn to dance  the
Dance Of Earth and plow through virgin terrain.

My eyes are golden rods cast back in time.
My ears are the sound of wagon wheels
cutting rut deep, foraging a path out West
where home was built by my own flesh and blood.

The West winds blow their passion through my limbs
and my mind is rich with history calling at dusk.
Danger becomes adventure when the magic seeks
her own...lying wait for all willing captives.

Each boulder, rock, stream and mountain are mine
and I belong to them by writ of the spirit gods.
I am the buffalo riding Chinook winds to destiny
and I will never look back to see what I've become.
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Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i really like this Sharon....don't know if you believe in reincarnation...but i do ...and have often felt that i lived during the days of the early settlers...love the pic...

and this poem...belonging to the West winds...that passion of living off the land...belonging to spirit gods....the simpler times....now we have technological gods run amok.

nicely done.

[Miss Sharon]

What a nice review of this piece Jacob! Thank you ever so much my friend. I do not believe in reincarnation but I do believe sometimes that I SHOULD have been born in a different era. I simply hate all of our "technological gods that have run amok and prefer a hike in the mountains with a good book to read during picnic time. Thanks again for your loyal support of my "stuff!"

[It's Me, The Miracle]

I am fascinated with the thought of having a century before....The nature, culture, civilization and much more...Hailing from India and settled in Doha, I find it difficult to imagine the mountains, streams and chinook wind as mentioned in the poem...yet I find myself riding with the lines...Loved it..A well written piece of art

[Miss Sharon]

Thank you so much Miracle for your kind review of this piece! I was born and raised in Florida so I know about the flat lands and heat. But I now live in beautiful Colorado and simple LOVE the mountains and snow. Thanks again for your visit. ~Sharon

[It's Me, The Miracle]

You are welcome Sharon.....Expect much more from that pen

[andrew mitchell]

Well written Sharon I often wonder how North and South America would look today without white settlement and just Indians working as one with nature! What a sight to behold if it was all a national park!

[Miss Sharon]

Indeed my friend! The way the "white man" treated Native American Indians is in my opinion short of nothing less than incorrigible! Thanks for your kind response to this write. ~Sharon

[Sami Khalil]

A very rich poem in culture, folklore and Western adventures. The history of the West saw its share of villains and heroes all with different interests and agendas. A rich history indeed. Excellent...:)........

[Miss Sharon]

Thank you ever so much Sami for such a beautiful review! I always appreciate your words so much. Take care and be blessed my friend. ~Sharon

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome. .....:).....