The wind and the tree.

Why do you blow?
asked the tree of the wind.
Why do you bluster and bellow?

I'm stripped of the leaves
that you stole months ago.
So surely it's time you turned mellow?

A breeze is a pleasure.
A gust, not too bad.
But all of this blowing?
What's made you so mad?


I'm driven by forces
beyond my control.
The world is in turmoil.
We both pay the toll.

Do you think that I like
to tear and to shred?
To howl and to harm
to earn my daily bread?

I was given a job
when the world was brand new.
I had no idea
what it would lead to...

poeticpiers reborn again
Winds are not as free as we like to think

T A Ramesh
It's really a clever poetic piece of work!

stevenstirk
A fine piece Kath with a message. I like the diverse approach to the wind. The tree and wind dialogue is inspired.

Menime Soul
That surely left me a smile Kath...what a way to speak things.

Susan Jarvis
A delightful parable of a poem who's moral has hit home... next time I apply for a gale force position, I'll read the full job description before I impart with so much as a puff!! ;)

Chaos1214
Ha ha... Yeah... I'm just following orders. Where have I heard that dodge before? Cool poem with a cool point : )

Philip
In your fine old Poet Tree, I assume the roots are deep. Philip

Poor Phraser
I like how one can read into it.

Fay Slimm
A decidedly clever conception here Kath - a verse with a message which readers will love. A sensitive poem.

patspoems
Excellent write Kath. I enjoyed it immensely .... Pat