Painting by Joseph Farquharson ‘Cauld Blaws the Wind Frae East to West’ (1888)
Mountain
spirit guides us, watching above, solid below;
her strong arms hold in warm hearth promise.
Mountain
protects us from harm, towards uncertain unknowns.
Despite wind’s cold voice chasing us; we rest,
dreamless.
Valley
spirit opens us to her green velvet;
tree nation’s welcoming swath sways in whispered hope.
Valley
tarries us with birdsong; bluebells ring shelter,
danger’s shadow fades in Gaia spirit’s assurant gleams.
Cold shadow fades; promised hearth warms us.
Merril is today’s host for dVerse’ Poetics Tuesday. Merril says:
Since March is often very windy, and since we haven’t had an ekphrastic prompt in a while, I thought paintings of wind would make a good prompt. I’ve chosen four paintings of wind. They could all be March, but they differ in setting and style. I hope one appeals to you. Please choose one of them and write a poem using it for inspiration.
Today’s poem is in a new form created by Cendrine Marrouat, called a sepigram.
I’m also linking my poem to Paul’s Poetry Playground, as Paul is the one who called my attention to Cendrine’s new form.
I also dedicate this poem to the People of Ukraine that they may each find warm hearth in their times of trouble.
Tao Talk 
Love how you evoke the spirit of the land to protect, guide, and offer succor to the struggling family.
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Anna thank you for your wonderful comment.
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I like it very much when you dip into native mythology and religion like this, it is a unique voice that one can almost hear in the wind…
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Wonderful comment, Ain, thank you ❤
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Gaia has many faces, and she, like Jehovah, has the capacity for love and compassion. Too bad some of us cannot reciprocate.
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Indeed, Glenn.
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I appreciate so much how you know intuitively ‘where to go.’ A beautiful poem and another form I must try.
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Helen, what a kind and generous thing to say, thank you. It’s a challenging form but worth the effort, looking forward to seeing what you create with it.
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E.N.V.I.O.U.S.!!!
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Thanks, Ron.
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I like the hope you’ve injected into this image. “spirit opens us” (K)
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Thank you, my friend, for what you see.
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I love the beautiful picture this paints of earth as a welcoming nurturing home, Gaia will welcome and protect.
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Thank you, Rob. Hoping Gaia will give us another chance.
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This reads as a prayer to mother nature and to all the Gods there are. May they protect and guide us always.
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It is, Grace. We need our mother more than ever. Thank you.
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Beautiful poem Li!
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Sadje, thank you ❤ It is a prayer to our mother.
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You’re welcome! ❤️
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Wonderful, Lisa! The land is there, protecting.
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Thank you, Dale, yes!
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😊
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Thank you for using my sepigram form to create such a beautiful poem!
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You are very welcome. You’ve created a beautiful form.
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Thanks! Have you tried my other ones? https://creativeramblings.com/forms/
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You’re welcome. I’ve used the kindku a few times and also like that form. If you go to my link categories, choose poetry, then kindku, you can see them.
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I have created several other forms, which is why I shared the link to them with you.
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A beautiful poem, Lisa! Well done
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Dwight, thank you!
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You are welcome!
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Li, you aced the form and I love the heartfelt prayer. ❤️
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Punam, thank you very much and I’m so glad you feel the prayer in it.
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You are so welcome.
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Like a prayer to Gaia, and I like the hope you see here. Thank you for that, Lisa.
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Thanks much, Merril.
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You’re welcome, Lisa.
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Great painting and a wonderful promise that it holds.
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Thank you, Max. May Gaia continue to sustain us.
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Beautiful! I loved the line “tree nation’s welcoming swath sways in whispered hope.” 🙂
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Veera, thanks much. Glad you connected with it.
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This is absolutely gorgeous writing, Lisa! 😀 I so love; “Valley spirit opens us to her green velvet.” Sigh ❤️❤️
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❤ Thanks so much, Sanaa!
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With so many refugees on the roads, this made me think of them… so glad that nature protects them
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Exactly what I was thinking when I wrote it, Bjorn ❤
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I also thought of the Ukrainian refugees…your take is hopeful, Lisa.
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Lynn, I’m doing everything I can to try and stay hopeful.
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Nice poem, Lisa. Looking at the painting, I just can’t help but think about these Ukrainian women walking in the freezing cold toward the Polish border, escaping from this unhinged Russian czar wannabe, carrying their babies and/or leading their older children by the hand!
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😦 I know. It haunts me.
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It’s just heart-breaking. And it’s sadly why I’m watching more TV these days!
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I like how you captured the sense of exposure to the elements, but provided them with a warm hearth to return to!
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Ingrid, thank you, you understand where I was coming from on this.
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so soothing and warm in the elements of cold Lisa!💖
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Cindy, many thanks, I am glad you are soothed and warmed by the poem ❤
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You’re soooo welcome Lisa.. yes me too! 💖
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If only we listened to the earth and respected enough for guidance.
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Sascha, yes, it is just that simple, but we clog it with our egos and greed 😦
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So well expressed.
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Thank you very much.
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