Chilling Wind Poem by James Casey

Chilling winds hit my face
While I hold you in a close embrace.

While gray clouds hover up above
I think of you and our great love.

The rising water touches our toes
And each realize what the other one knows.

Ducks stand in stillness on their webbed feet
The closeness of our bodies hold in the heat.

We gaze at the river's water once all blue
And watch as some turns a brown hue.

This once pristine river is filling with mud
The rain falling down is bringing in crud

We stand and we watch the scene unfold
It surely is a sight that isn't controlled

I marvel at the power the rains have wrought
With all the destruction that, it has brought

You snuggle much closer into my arms
Then slyly suggest, using your charms

That we leave this place and waltz inside
Where you and I can comfortably hide

Jim 2007