Windblown Words Poem by Tentative Poet

the wind blew in through the window
scattered the words i was arranging

i got down on hands and knees
scoured about on the floor

i rooted under the sofa
i found 'everlasting', 'interminable'

i searched behind the cupboard
i found 'clandestine', 'obscure'

under the dining table, shifting in the breeze
there was 'fragmented', 'rend', 'disunite'

right across the room, hiding in the corner
i saw 'nook' curling next to 'recess'

i heard a soft brushing sound, followed it to
find 'seduction' rubbing against 'tantalizing'

i reached under the shoe-rack
almost got cut by 'honed' and 'peaked'

i gathered all the words i found
spread them on the table

rummaged as i might, i knew i'll never find again
'skedaddle', 'dissipate', 'recede' and 'perish'