Lupine,
the wind
Lupine, the wind is up today
wild, and wet from the sea
racing the clouds
roaring, loud
the pack has us held in siege
thunders and
thrums, drums in the stack
rattles the doors and panes
howls to be in
the din the din
even the tall trees bending.
Conjured the wolves from fairy tales
circling ready to leap
a snap and a snarl beyond the cave
glimpsed in the firelight’s flicker.
A day to be glad for solid stone
for ancient thickness of walls
for comfort of home and shutters tied
while all of the world’s in a spin.
Lupine, the wind is up today
and I’m glad glad glad, to be in.
20th October 2012, Hounoux
I loved this one, Sally. It evoked the happiness of being snug and safe as the wind/wolf howls!
ReplyDeleteI remember you commenting very positively last time I wrote about the wolf wind Jenny . It does make one grateful for snug and safe in the face of quite an elemental force of nature, which is genuinely frightening. This week I've been thinking about a friend who was killed in the great hurricane of 87, twenty five years ago this week. A large portion of tree fell in our garden too and I was very anxiously trying to prevent Andy from going out to start sawing whilst the wind was still so high.
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