east wind and i

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The East Wind is tired

He rests on my roof

Wraps his cold arms

Around my shoulders

And we sing to pass time


We're singing about

Rebellious summer monsoons

Dresses of green leaves

And crowns of flowers

About rocks that became softer

Tides that became calmer

And the final sunbeams


Treaded into his hair

I can smell the sweetmeats

Of January and April;

When he speaks

His voice rings with the laughter

Of children now older and wiser

And his eyes hold the sparkle

Of the midsummer constellations

Twinkling in the periwinkle sky


When the sun slips into the

Cracks of the seabed

He resumes his flight

Tucking into his soul

The bonfire of the world

And leaving the embers to glow


See you next October he laughs

Radiating vernal nostalgia

And then he leaves me drifting

Through the ombers and embers

Into the arms of a new beginning





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