Dark Winds

....there is no balance....

Dark Winds

 

 

A dark wind

blew through the arroyo

whipping up dry sand,

and tumbleweed,

it made coyote howl

and seek shelter.

Life on the Res

was hard;

witches,

skin walkers,

stalked the land

and the people.

No one was immune.

At night,

sheep would disappear,

sacrificed;

disease,

walked to the

tunes Kokopelli played.

Even the ‘trickster’

hid his flute at night.

 

A dark wind

blew through the arroyo

with thoughts

of world conquest.

 

Aztec Warrior/redzone 6.22.22

Author's Note

....thanks for reading....

Reviews

[Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn..]

Redzone,

A beautifully constructed piece of ever so ominously mysterious Poetry that I did find most enjoyable to savor and read ...

Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham

[Relic]

This sounds like the beginning of a Tony Hillerman novel. The mystery and the intrigue are there and enough to make the reader wonder. The midwest, the mojave desert, the painted desert are all filled with strange events and stranger myths and people. This is short but I like it very much.

[redzone]

thanks Relic for your words.... yes, Dark Winds was a novel by Tony Hillerman and was made into a 6 series TV movie that just aired on AMC channel... I love the Hillrman books as well as his daughter's (Anne Hillerman) continuation of the Leaphorn, Chee saga... if you haven't seen the made for TV series (which I understand will continue using a new Hillerman book as the story line), or read any of the books he wrote, I highly recommend taking the time to do so.....

thanks again for your visit and kind words, Relic

[Lydia Shutter]

World conquest....generations of people have dreamed of this. Kokopelli is a fertility G-d. Perhaps his flute was mesmerizing his people enticing them into passionate liaisons. More people = more possible domination. There is a darkness to this one, Curt. Not sure what exactly to make of it. Certainly a "nice" write. Lydi**

[redzone]

thank you Lydi.... I'm not sure what to make of this poem either, it kind of just flowed from the pen without much help from me.... but when you look around the world today there is a 'dark wind' blowing, gathering force.... in every corner of the world people are suffering in horrible ways... including the very planet we live on.... what will we do to stop it??

[Lydia Shutter]

A question that seems to have no answer, my friend.

[Sami Khalil]

I love legends especially from the Natives. They are full of life and mystery as your poem wonderfully conveyed. I feel some prophesying and some resignation to future events. No balance until justice is served, then the scales will balance.
Excellent my friend even with dark tones.

[redzone]

thank you Sami, your reviews are both welcomed and very much appreciated.... dark winds portend a dark future and even more unbalanced.... and I think you are right in saying "justice" served is a factor in the re-balancing.... thanks again Sami...

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! Thank you kindly. You are welcome Curt.

[Lisasview]

Hi Redzone,
Really enjoyed your interesting poem..So so visual..and that is always good.
Thank you for sharing your words!!
Lisa, home in Spain

[redzone]

Hi Lisa, somewhere in Spain..... thank you, I appreciate your words and for your visit!!! so tell me, does "the rain in Spain stay mainly on the plain???".... sorry, I couldn't help myself.... ;0)

[Lisasview]

Ha..ha.. and yes, except during rainy season...
We are in Costa Blanca North.. Moved here 1 1/2 years ago... Originally from So. Cal....
I always like to read and review,
Lisa, about to have a late lunch..and red wine..

[JE Falcon]

That was an interesting and unusual display of visions. I think that that "Trickster" may have had something to do with it, flute-wise. --- Thanks!

[redzone]

thank you, JE..... glad you enjoyed the "visions" and happy for your visit...