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That Ignites
What is wind that we matter,
that we could see it truly
or know it closely,
but it lingers not,
instead, shifting often
and inhabiting new guises,
cheerful breeze or sullen nor-wester,
sails fill and sheets dry,
leaves all astir
as windows rattle,
gentle or angry
that’s as winds go,
but the most fearsome wind,
the most difficult of all,
besides the wind of change
a thing of beauty,
the cyclone that
ignites my mind again.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
parallax 
Your metaphors shift and change as the breeze directs them.
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Thank you, I must say I do love metaphors 🙂
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Me too.
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I thought so. So much you can do with them.
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Oh! I love it!
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Thank you Dawn. 🙂
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Need a cyclone. Uh… no… 😉
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Well … you never know 😉
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Excellent!
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Thank you Cheryl
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I very much enjoy your painting of the wind. I like the idea of wind as spark plug as well 🙂
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Courageous
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Thank you Ana 😉
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such masterful use of words and visuals 🙂
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Thank you so much for the wonderful compliment Kate 😀
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my pleasure, always!
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Very beautiful and I loved it but I like the “sheets dry” best because it brought back memories or when I used to hang my sheets outside and get that amazing scent!
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Yes, I love that smell too.
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what an amazing energy your poem holds
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Thank you for noticing the energy Gina, and for your wonderful response.
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That cyclone…it is what keeps us filled with words to write. Quiet still days bring a preparation for the cyclone energized days. Love your thoughts, as always.
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Thank you for the wonderful thought and also for the kind words too.
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Wow I love this one very beautiful
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Glad you enjoyed it.
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Lovely compliment thank you
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