By Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
PERSONIFICATION OF WIND
Smoke
hangs over the globe
Blame it on winds
personified by names
originating in uncrossed deserts
howling: seas
Winds
that are said
to carry
a sandstorm of maladies misfortunes
Invisible concussions of heat
that make landfall
Whipped up by fearful cliffs of imagination
into marauding warnings
Winds
that are etymologically
traced back to fiery roots
Stinging dust clouds
taking an eye for an “I”
separating one caravan
into many tribes
Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes was born and raised in San Diego, California. He attended Herbert Hoover High School and went on to study Religion and Theology at the University of San Diego. His book Intimate Geography, published by Ragged Sky Press, won the 2012 San Diego Book Award for Poetry. Ish, as he is known, has also written lyrics for German musicians Andrea Hörkens and Thomas Roderburg (Tender Art).
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