On Scottish Wind
In Scotland you learn very quickly that the wind is a key part of life. It has shaped its people and landscape, a character to respect and, sometimes, keep away from.
Scottish wind
I stop to his song.
Master of this land
designing treasures
on coasts and high.
Sculpting the rocks
alchemy of sound and time,
the sand has its part
dunes of change.
Rattling windows,
knocking at doors,
sliding through crevasses,
whistling in abandoned bagpipes.
He creates compelling melodies
with a multitude of chords
directing the orchestra
of trees, bushes, grass.
Sometimes a gentle lullaby
others a dramatic aria
or best, a love song…
one that brings me home.
15 April 2020
