north / northwesterly

it's early saturday morn
and the market place is worn
although the humidity will rise
a cooling breeze does surprise
it dances on my skin
jogging memories that begin
to enhance my lonely smile
about a pastime worthwhile
you'd sit and watch and wait
for the ocean to sedate
let the wind do it's thing
it's natural for it to swing
and if by magic you would see
calmer ocean and a clear blue sea
it's direction had to change
90 degrees was its range
but when it stayed within
the angle of it's whim
there lay the ocean clear
dressed in joys tear
and as you paddled out
the wind enthused your shout ...........
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Posted: Dec 2013
About this poem:
back home the ocean usually blows up with a south southeasterly winds ....brings the swell up and is very messy ......as soon as the wind changed to a northerly or northwester.....it would clean up within a day or so ...the ocean crystal clear the surf pumping haha ...the westerlies have a way of holding up the face of the wave to create a feathering effect as the wave breaks ..........no matter where i am on the east coast of oz when a northerly blows ....i know where i should be ..........

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sundayrose1
A very beautiful write NU. Lovely scenery captured on every line of this tribute to the ocean. I have jogged and enjoyed so much of the oceans in Australia as well as in Asia and my country and yes we do witness the amazing change of tides in either direction of the wind. Lovely write.

God Bless you two. Happy holidays.,.

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Nuwahri61
Hi Sundayrose .........Glad you liked it an it brought back some lovely memories.....it does not take much to bring them back for me ....Regards Nu grin cool
gnj4u
Hi, Nuwahri61,
...but when it stayed within the angle of it's whim… Ah, the beauty of the north / northwesterly moments of life. Thanks for sharing.
Nuwahri61
Hi Joy .....yes its as simple as that to return to those fantastic memories of earlier days and until i can get back there......they are all i have ........Thanks for your lovely thoughts ...Regards Nu cheers
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