The Wind

If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees. Khalil Gibran

…Free as a bird,

the wind splits the air,

escaping in a rapid way

the arms of the trees,

laughing he shrieks

on the garret of the attic.

 

His chilly breath

writes with wings

warm words

evaporating away

in the haze.

 

Frolic it plays through the branches

as a young dog and jumps

after the fallen leaves.

 

Windless

it waits sometimes on a breeze

that will free him

out of the lee of his cage…

 

© Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

10/05/2015

Author's Note

Wind is the second of three poems my brother Peter Lejaeghere has used to made the composition 'Horizon'
1. Oversea
2. Wind
3. Night

You can listen to it on my old website: (use internet explorer to surf to it)

http://home.scarlet.be/~pieper/HORIZON.htm

Reviews

[Kelly Scheppers]

Such a lovely quote by Khalil Gibran for an introduction to this magnificent offering, Rudi. I could listen for hours to the wind, the rustling sound of it, and sometimes, the way in which it whistles. We have Santa Ana winds here in California, and they can be very strong...but at the same time, feel very tropical in the summer.

This reads beautifully, and quite poetic to nature. Much enjoyed!

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you so much for your nice comment. I noticed you have Flemish or a Dutch surname. :) Rudi

[Kelly Scheppers]

My ancestry is both irsh and german.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Okay, that's explains it. :) rudi

[Vishuddha]

This is a very beautiful experience. Music can move the soul through the medium of the body. It speaks directly into the heart. Words reach us through the mind. A wonderful collaboration!

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Lily, glad you liked it. Have a good day. :) Rudi

[sereenaoutloud]

Rudi you can really feel this, the description is so great you feel the wind and all it gets up too!
I love the line "His chilly breath writes with wings" so beautifully put!!

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Sereena, glad you like this poem. Have a good day. :) Rudi

[RiverRei]

This is great. I can picture the situation clearly while reading. I found it peaceful until the twist at the end with the cage. I always feel a bit weird critiquing/reviewing your work because you're so much better than I am! BUT I did love this and love reading your work :) I just never really know what to say lol. Thank you for sharing this with me :)

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you for reading and reviewing, RiverRei. I know what you mean, it's certainly difficult to say always something to the point. Sometimes you just like it without knowing why, the sound, the feeling it gives you. I've read some poem that I don't even know the meaning of what is written but the sound reading it gets me the goosebumps. :) Rudi

[Nadia B.]

Heel mooie, uw gebruikt worden samen dat ik nooit had gedacht kunnen samen werken. Uw heeft mijn ogen geopend en mijn gedachten, vooral over de macht van het citaat van Khalil Gibran. Ik zou graag uw poems in het Nederlands kunnen lezen, zou het mogelijk zijn om hun samen met het engels vertaling te plaatsen? (Het spijt me als mijn Nederlands is niet zo goed, het was lang geleden dat ik Holland bezoekt.) Alstublieft, houd schrijven!

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Prachtig, dat had ik niet verwacht, iemand in het Nederland te mogen beantwoorden. Mijn gedichten zijn te vinden op mijn eigen website, zowel in het Nederlands als in het Engels. Het Engels is altijd een 'vrije' vertaling van de Nederlandse versie. Dus als je echt de Nederlandse versies wil lezen, hieronder plaats ik de link naar mijn blog:
http://lejaeghererudi.blogspot.be/
Alvast bedankt en laat een berichtje achter op mijn blog, ik apprecieer heel erg je belangstelling.

[Nadia B.]

De wereld is wat kleiner geworden, en daarover ben ik heel erg dankbaar! Dankuwel voor uw blog, ik zal het straks gaan lezen. Ik wens uw een mooie dag/nacht, vol zeeschelp versierd chocolaatjes en frietjes met mayonnaise! Mijn mond kwijlt, lol.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

mmmm, lekker, frietjes met mayonnaise. :)

[B]

I love the feeling of the wind blowing all throughout your poem

I see serenity even in winds

They challenge nature
Yet nature stands tall

Able to take on anything

Beautiful

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Nisreenaa. glad you like it. Thank you for your nice comment. :) Rudi

[Confuser]

Rudi: It is very interesting and insightful...the secrets in the winds...carried away, how beautiful you write with such phenomenal metaphors, the comparisons to of human things to nature is great. I love the poem, like all of your work. It's the song of the wind, the words of our lives. Beautiful. Thank you so very much Rudi. Dale

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Dale, for your kind words. It's the second of the triptych 'Horizon'. Have you listen to the songs (see link). I've tried all the browsers, but it's only via Internet explorer that it works. It's really a shame because I find the artwork of my brother very good.

[Confuser]

I will Rudi, I saw it just now...spent time writing a silly story...and haven't pleasured myself with your brother's beautiful artwork and songs. I appreciate you reminding me. I will; I use explorer. I don't know what edition it is, however. Thanks again.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank so much, Dale. The text is the choir is singing is unfortunately in Dutch, but I'm sure that you can follow the three parts. In the second you will hear the characteristics of the wind very clearly. :) Rudi

[Confuser]

Oh, that even adds more appeal....Thanks Rudi...:Dale

[....................]

Love the melody wrapped around your words, Rudi. And, I love the wisdom of KG - the Prophet!

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Yes, Kalil is a wise man with clever lines to quote. Thank you for reading so many poems of mine. :) Rudi

[R Smith]

excellent poem Rudi, i'll try to check your brother's site, thank you :)

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

No, it's actually one of my sites (my first one). I've tried with Google Crome and Firefox, but it's only with Internet explorer that you can hear the sound of the music. You have to be patient because it's a rather big music file that contains the choir songs of the three poems. Thank you for reading and reviewing, Richard, always glad to read your comments. :) Rudi

[Delmar Cooper]

I'll try to look at the site with your brother's music, but for now let me say this poem is musical even without the sound.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Delmar, that's a great compliment. :) Rudi