Life's Wind

A description of the last 7 years of my life.

We walk through this life dreams in tow,

Searching, seeking what we all want to know,

As life comes at us, day in, day out,

We realize dreams are like the wind.

They can quickly blow in, and then they go.

 

Our dreams can seem like a distant illusion,

Not meant for us to touch, feel, or hold,

Sometimes, those dreams will come to show.

 

You were my dream, as beautiful as I could imagine,

Blew into my life, like a tornado on a mission,

Leaving me tossing, turning, in every sleep filled vision,

When I closed my eyes, my dreams of you would start to flow.

 

Your wind blew through my heart, filled me with joy,

Gave me my dream, as you spoke to my soul,

My life was full with family, life, laughter, love,

Through my selfishness, my pride, it was never enough.

 

The winds began to change, blew out of control,

I drove you away, like a helpless ship at sea,

As I blew you farther, farther away,

You tried to change our direction, so we wouldn’t blow astray.

 

As much as you tried, you couldn’t keep us on our path,

The winds of change, blew in, showed their rath,

Sent us in two  directions, getting farther and farther away,

Looking now at different horizons, as our lives begin to change.

 

 

As we look now, toward new hopes and dreams,

Our winds have calmed, now only a gentle breeze,

Maybe one day, when the seasons begin to change,

Our winds will get stronger, fate will step in and show,

We can turn toward each other, and gently begin to blow.

Author's Note

This was my very first poem, I hope you like it.

Reviews

[emmajoy]

This is a piece of writing about a relationship over time and time .. the glow of first love and togetherness then. how things alter, get mislaid, lost .. so sad. Yet, i think the ending shows some kind of hope and dream come true .. maybe.

If this is your first poem .. well, the last will be up there with the greats.

[TheFemininePad]

Wow. Glenn this is great for being your very first poem. The emotions behind it are very well versed within the structure of the poetry. The imagery was also very interesting. I don't see where you could improve this poem. It's wonderful as it is.

[India Brooks]

Let me be the first to say- your first poem? The BEST poem!! I haven't read you other poems but I cannot wait to do so! This was incredible! Beautiful! AMAZING!!! I cannot believe that it was your first, the emotion in this was incredible and told a very powerful story with strong and effortless imagery. What a story from the heart. Bravo! :) xxx