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IMG_1979, a photo by goforchris on Flickr.

A lyric poem is a short poem with a single speaker expressing personal thoughts and feelings. Lyric poems can be written in traditional or open forms. They cover many subjects, from love and death to everyday experiences, and create a strong, unified impression.

The Wind is a Living Thing

is a stark reminder of eternity

clawing its way upward

toward a tawny peak

is a black hawk circling

searching the fields for

one bones that are picked

clean and shiny

is a fawn wandering too far

abroad a field and 

being hunted at dawn

is an uttered sigh

and silent roll

of r's that distinguish 

themselves of all that may be

The wind is a living thing