Broken Windmill Poem by Marilyn Lott

Broken Windmill

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I saw a broken windmill
It is so sad, you know, to see
It did its job all its life
Now it crumbles painfully

The wind no longer whirls
Amongst its broken blades
The beauty is now lost somehow
The charm too seems to fade

As I look across the open field
The cattle grazing the day away
I see the broken windmill
Trying desperately to sway

Its pieces so pathetically
Hang and droop and bang
The wind seems to avoid it where
A sweet melody once sang

How sad it is, don’t you think?
Perhaps the farmer one day
Will repair it and make it whole
Of he might possibly take it away!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Margaret O Driscoll 04 May 2016

'A sweet melody once sang', yes can understand that it would be nice to see it repaired if possible

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Ranjit Ravindran 30 September 2009

I feel the intensity of your pain, As I have prayed for years in vain; For the windmill in my university lane, Which stands abandoned to be slain. What a view she would present, If made to whirl at the wind's current; Instead she's attired in a rusty vestment, Standing majestically to be extinct.

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ppp sss 31 December 2008

great imagery, thank you.

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Marilyn Lott

Marilyn Lott

Washington state USA
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