Lily Tobias

This poem was written in response to the question, “Which way is the wind blowing today?“

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Which Way Is the Wind Blowing Today?

By Melanie Bettinelli

Today the wind   
whistles round   
the window  
frames, billows  
the curtains   
into the room.  
 
Tonight   
the wind herds  
clouds to cover   
the shining 
moon and 
silver stars.  
 
The wind is rainbearer,  
delivering mud puddles   
and cold-damp  
from somewhere   
far to the west.  
 
The wind caresses   
treetops, leaf  
by leaf by  
new green leaf  
—and whispers  
in each ear  
its secret name.  
 
The wind tells  
an endless   
story—but only
the patient  
will listen.  
 
The wind never   
tells where   
it comes from, where   
it's going—restless   
wanderer, always   
seeking, never   
finding a home. 

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