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Wind- For Contest

Standing atop Stanage Edge facing south to Hathersage millstone grit your barricade the elements and time have made brace yourself, no time to run clouds now cover noonday sun cooling air marauds the peaks through your hair and clothes it speaks stand your ground for what it's worth God's very breath now roams the earth shelter by the Cowper stone this not a place to stand alone wait for calm then walk the moss now nature's shown you just who's boss safely home you make a pledge no more to mess with Stanage Edge. For contest 'Wind', sponsored by Skat A 27th August 2015

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Carol Eastman

Date: 9/13/2015 11:16:00 AM

Amazing pictures to go with this piece... The stones almost look like a large hand had stacked them there. Perfect for this write.

Viv Wigley
Date: 9/13/2015 12:13:00 PM

Thanks, Carol. The Peak district is a wonderful place, full of beauty and the occasional traps for the unwary. Viv x

Duke Beaufort

Date: 9/6/2015 3:56:00 PM

Yes, nature is always in charge despite what we may want to believe. You are one great poet, sir! You have such an unusual style. You must lead an interesting and unusual life to write as you do. I can't recall anyone with quite the style you have, and it is just wonderful. Thanks for keeping us in touch with such wonder.

Viv Wigley
Date: 9/13/2015 12:11:00 PM

Thanks, Duke, apologies for delay getting back, been a bit busy with my good lady waiting surgery and not being too well. Hope you and yours are fine. Regards, Viv

James Inman

Date: 9/1/2015 9:25:00 PM

Awesome Viv. Beautiful write. On my list of places to visit.

Viv Wigley
Date: 9/1/2015 11:52:00 PM

Thanks James, I may have to get a job with the tourist board. regards, Viv

Matthew Anish

Date: 8/29/2015 9:08:00 PM

Powerful work which echoes nature's power. Peace & Blessings Matthew Anish

Viv Wigley
Date: 9/1/2015 11:53:00 PM

Thanks Matthew, appreciate your visit. Regards, Viv

Kp Nunez

Date: 8/28/2015 11:27:00 AM

I can just imagine how it would be out there with your words. Loved the "God's very breath now roams the earth". Way to go, Viv! hugs!

Viv Wigley
Date: 8/28/2015 10:44:00 PM

Thanks, Kim. The only thing windier than Stanage Edge is me :) . Viv x

Emile Pinet

Date: 8/28/2015 9:22:00 AM

You have an irrepressible talent that keeps shining through your words like a sparkling diamond adding to the craftsmanship of a master. Emile.

Viv Wigley
Date: 8/28/2015 10:43:00 PM

Merci beaucoup, Emile, for a huge compliment from a master wordsmith. Regards, Viv

Arthur Vaso

Date: 8/28/2015 12:37:00 AM

See, the Hat saved you! I am sure of it! Loved this poem of nature, cheers

Viv Wigley
Date: 8/28/2015 12:46:00 AM

Arthur, if I had worn my hat, on that day it would have been sixty miles away by now. Thanks for dropping by, hope you're ticketty-boo. Regards, Viv

Njeri Hunjeri

Date: 8/27/2015 7:49:00 PM

Very nicely done. I love the pics and the images in your words. All the best in the contest Viv

Viv Wigley
Date: 8/28/2015 12:01:00 AM

Thanks for popping by, njeri,I don't normally use pictures with competitions, but everyone else does, so I thought what the hell. Besides, sometimes the images are useful. Viv x

John Lawless

Date: 8/27/2015 12:56:00 PM

A very edgy write Viv...invites you into the beauty and then warns you of the danger. Well done

Viv Wigley
Date: 8/28/2015 12:03:00 AM

Thanks John, 'tis a lovely place on a nice day. I'm fortunate to have it close by. Regards, Viv

Robert Lindley

Date: 8/27/2015 10:23:00 AM

IMAGES that poem brings are awesome and the style you wrapped it in I find to be superb. I could see that "walk the moss" in my mind's eye and Nature tells me it is the boss every time I visit the forests and hills around here. Solid 7 my friend..A7

Viv Wigley
Date: 8/28/2015 12:06:00 AM

Thanks Robert. In this fast moving world, with all it's immediacy, nothing quite beats a good walk. Spring cleans the soul and puts a little perspective back. Thanks for dropping by. Blessings to you and yours, Viv

Darlene Gifford

Date: 8/27/2015 7:21:00 AM

I like your newest poem and awesome picture, Viv, A 7. How true, God's breath in nature as well as in us. Best of luck in the contest. And thanks for visiting my poem. :) Darlene

Viv Wigley
Date: 8/28/2015 12:07:00 AM

added a pic of the Cowper stone, at my good lady's request. Viv x

Viv Wigley
Date: 8/27/2015 7:27:00 AM

Thanks, Darlene, nice to take people on a visit to local places. Hoping you're well. Blessings, Viv x

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 8/27/2015 2:20:00 AM

G'day Viv... nice visuals Viv. I'm reaching for my hat and coat and I'm inside. Good luck mate - Lindsay

Viv Wigley
Date: 8/27/2015 7:09:00 AM

Good move, Lindsay, Stanage keeps the local mountain rescue busy all year round. Everyone who walks it is a hero. Until they get there. Thanks for dropping by, matey, regards, Viv

Paul Callus

Date: 8/27/2015 1:40:00 AM

What can I say! Beautiful poetry!! #7 The visual is more than complimentary. I think we all feel the effect of that special line: "through your hair and clothes it speaks". ~ Have a nice day, Viv. // paul

Viv Wigley
Date: 8/27/2015 7:16:00 AM

Thanks, Paul, the High Peak really levels you- bleak, beautiful, beguiling, but an untamed mistress that doesn't suffer fools gladly. Several fatalities over recent years, but like the Lorelei in Germany still bewitches and beguiles the unwary. Still, walking it beats shopping at Tesco with my missus. I am fearless :) Regards, Viv

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/26/2015 10:54:00 PM

This sounds like a very neat place to be! I really liked the part: through your hair and clothes it speaks! Nicely done for the wind contest!

Viv Wigley
Date: 8/26/2015 11:57:00 PM

Thanks Andrea, although it doesn't talk much through my hair anymore. It is, as you can see from the picture, a beautiful place to be, but often catches the unwary. Cheers for popping by. Viv x

The Grahamburglar
Date: 8/26/2015 10:56:00 PM

Sorry, that was meant for Laura's comment. Haha, silly PS.

The Grahamburglar
Date: 8/26/2015 10:55:00 PM

Yes! I was going to say exactly that. What a beautiful way of expressing it. Brilliant.

Laura Leiser

Date: 8/26/2015 10:38:00 PM

Viv, I LOVE the line, "God's very breath now roams the earth"! That practically makes the whole poem! Great write!!

Viv Wigley
Date: 8/26/2015 11:53:00 PM

Thanks, Laura, that's how I tend to view the breeze- makes my relationship with the unseen one a bit more personal. Viv x

The Grahamburglar
Date: 8/26/2015 10:55:00 PM

Yes! I was going to say exactly that. What a beautiful way of expressing it. Brilliant.