Windsong
Music by the wind33 total reviews
Comment from Thor R
This poem celebrates the beauty and tranquility of nature, particularly the soothing melody of the wind as it passes through the backyard. Here's a critique focusing on various aspects:
1. **Imagery and Sensory Detail**: The poem effectively utilizes sensory detail to evoke the experience of listening to the wind's melody. Phrases like "changing the wind into a song" and "softly passes through the leaves" create vivid imagery, allowing the reader to imagine the gentle rustling of the leaves and the swaying of the trees in response to the wind's melody.
2. **Rhyme and Rhythm**: The poem maintains a consistent rhyme scheme and rhythm, which adds to its musicality and charm. The repetition of the word "Windsong" throughout the poem serves as a unifying motif, emphasizing the central theme of the wind's musicality.
3. **Theme and Mood**: The poem celebrates the harmonious relationship between nature and music, portraying the wind as a composer whose song brings peace and tranquility to the speaker's surroundings. The mood of the poem is peaceful and serene, inviting the reader to share in the speaker's sense of contentment and calm.
4. **Structure and Flow**: The poem is structured as a series of concise stanzas, each capturing a different aspect of the wind's melody. The flow of the poem is smooth and unhurried, allowing the reader to savor each moment as the wind's song unfolds.
5. **Emotional Impact**: The poem elicits a sense of serenity and relaxation, offering a brief respite from the stresses of daily life. Its simple yet evocative language and imagery create a soothing atmosphere, encouraging the reader to pause and appreciate the beauty of the natural world.
Overall, this poem is a gentle and uplifting ode to the transformative power of nature's music. Its lyrical language, cohesive structure, and tranquil mood make it a delightful and enjoyable read.
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This poem celebrates the beauty and tranquility of nature, particularly the soothing melody of the wind as it passes through the backyard. Here's a critique focusing on various aspects:
1. **Imagery and Sensory Detail**: The poem effectively utilizes sensory detail to evoke the experience of listening to the wind's melody. Phrases like "changing the wind into a song" and "softly passes through the leaves" create vivid imagery, allowing the reader to imagine the gentle rustling of the leaves and the swaying of the trees in response to the wind's melody.
2. **Rhyme and Rhythm**: The poem maintains a consistent rhyme scheme and rhythm, which adds to its musicality and charm. The repetition of the word "Windsong" throughout the poem serves as a unifying motif, emphasizing the central theme of the wind's musicality.
3. **Theme and Mood**: The poem celebrates the harmonious relationship between nature and music, portraying the wind as a composer whose song brings peace and tranquility to the speaker's surroundings. The mood of the poem is peaceful and serene, inviting the reader to share in the speaker's sense of contentment and calm.
4. **Structure and Flow**: The poem is structured as a series of concise stanzas, each capturing a different aspect of the wind's melody. The flow of the poem is smooth and unhurried, allowing the reader to savor each moment as the wind's song unfolds.
5. **Emotional Impact**: The poem elicits a sense of serenity and relaxation, offering a brief respite from the stresses of daily life. Its simple yet evocative language and imagery create a soothing atmosphere, encouraging the reader to pause and appreciate the beauty of the natural world.
Overall, this poem is a gentle and uplifting ode to the transformative power of nature's music. Its lyrical language, cohesive structure, and tranquil mood make it a delightful and enjoyable read.
Comment Written 14-May-2024
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
This is a truly peaceful and meditative verse! I enjoyed the way you've skilfully crafted it so that the windsong is the central theme but as the poem evolves so it fuses and is at one with nature. By the end, everything is in harmony. No wonder you sleep so soundly! Well done, Willie! Debbie
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This is a truly peaceful and meditative verse! I enjoyed the way you've skilfully crafted it so that the windsong is the central theme but as the poem evolves so it fuses and is at one with nature. By the end, everything is in harmony. No wonder you sleep so soundly! Well done, Willie! Debbie
Comment Written 14-May-2024
Comment from Pam (respa)
-Very nice artwork and presentation, Willie.
-I appreciate your notes.
-A well written poem with effective imagery and rhyme.
-I like the style of it, as well.
-A very good first verse establishes the
premise of the Windsong.
-I like how you elaborate on the music
that results from it from the trees and leaves, and
"The trees sway to the soft tune."
-A very good concluding verse.
-I enjoyed reading your poem.
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-Very nice artwork and presentation, Willie.
-I appreciate your notes.
-A well written poem with effective imagery and rhyme.
-I like the style of it, as well.
-A very good first verse establishes the
premise of the Windsong.
-I like how you elaborate on the music
that results from it from the trees and leaves, and
"The trees sway to the soft tune."
-A very good concluding verse.
-I enjoyed reading your poem.
Comment Written 14-May-2024
Comment from Brenda Strauser
Willie, I liked your poem. I think the length is just right. Keep doing that . Nice rhyming scheme. Very descriptive. Very good job.the picture is a good choice for the poem.
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Willie, I liked your poem. I think the length is just right. Keep doing that . Nice rhyming scheme. Very descriptive. Very good job.the picture is a good choice for the poem.
Comment Written 14-May-2024
Comment from dragonpoet
Hi Willy,
This is good personification of the wind. The wind in the leaves and the creaking of trees can be considered music. It seems the are a lullaby to you. Just like sound of waves can be for some people.
Keep writing and stay healthy.
Have a wonderful rest of the day and week.
Joan
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Hi Willy,
This is good personification of the wind. The wind in the leaves and the creaking of trees can be considered music. It seems the are a lullaby to you. Just like sound of waves can be for some people.
Keep writing and stay healthy.
Have a wonderful rest of the day and week.
Joan
Comment Written 14-May-2024
Comment from Marilyn Hamilton
This is a lovely poem that personalizes the wind into a musical event. It is a very believeable comparison because the wind can be so hypnotising and song-like. Add to that the bird song that often accompanies it and you have a symphony of sorts. thanks for sharing.
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This is a lovely poem that personalizes the wind into a musical event. It is a very believeable comparison because the wind can be so hypnotising and song-like. Add to that the bird song that often accompanies it and you have a symphony of sorts. thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 14-May-2024
Comment from Wayne Fowler
Your work reminds me of the Colorado aspens, as well our Arkansas cottonwoods.
I just wish that you'd used a darker font. The gold was quite an eye strain.
Best wishes.
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Your work reminds me of the Colorado aspens, as well our Arkansas cottonwoods.
I just wish that you'd used a darker font. The gold was quite an eye strain.
Best wishes.
Comment Written 14-May-2024
Comment from Begin Again
Thoughts of the wind blowing gently through the trees or better yet, my hair, could never be determined boring. I loved the poem and the thoughts it stirred, Well done.
Smiles, Carol
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Thoughts of the wind blowing gently through the trees or better yet, my hair, could never be determined boring. I loved the poem and the thoughts it stirred, Well done.
Smiles, Carol
Comment Written 14-May-2024
Comment from gansach
Pretty picture to accompany your lovely poem. It is very descriptive and makes me feel that wind in the trees soothing my sleep. My mom's favorite perfume was Windsong and now I wear it, too, to remember her. This poem reminds me of that. Nice job! Best wishes!
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Pretty picture to accompany your lovely poem. It is very descriptive and makes me feel that wind in the trees soothing my sleep. My mom's favorite perfume was Windsong and now I wear it, too, to remember her. This poem reminds me of that. Nice job! Best wishes!
Comment Written 14-May-2024
Comment from Sally Law
I love the sound of the windsong. I love on a lake and the wind visits me almost every day. It is a blessing from God. I so enjoyed your beautiful poem, my friend. Thank you for sharing and God bless you always.
Sal Xoxo
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I love the sound of the windsong. I love on a lake and the wind visits me almost every day. It is a blessing from God. I so enjoyed your beautiful poem, my friend. Thank you for sharing and God bless you always.
Sal Xoxo
Comment Written 14-May-2024
