A Choka: Untethered Winds

Easy summer breeze You’re fooled by the book’s cover A storm brews inside It circles round the edges Looking for weakness The smile on my face falters One jab too many A hurricane untethered Threatens through broadening cracks W3 Prompt #155: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Ooko, prompts us to: “Write a poem that givesContinue reading “A Choka: Untethered Winds”

On a Gust of Wind

Life sails on a gust of wind;light and buoyant as a feather.It observes its surroundings,embracing the journey. The wind accelerates.Life wrestles the wind;compelling it to slow downor change direction,but the wind knows its own destiny. Tenuous as a feather,life senses a change;a slackening of the wind. Life drifts on a gentle breeze.The last breath ofContinue reading “On a Gust of Wind”