by Andrew Freyne

Created on: March 17, 2010

I am but a solitary figure living alone in this world!  I live this way by choice! No one made this decision for me and I have no regrets!  My mind is free; I am forever involved in deep contemplation!  The days are becoming colder now and I have become accustomed to the changing of seasons!  I wake up each morning and as I gaze out the window a wonderful sight greets me!  I live in a deep valley surrounded by mountains; the differences in colour are beautiful.  I live in peace, nothing plagues my mind!  As the light begins to fade each evening I suddenly feel excited, my mind, body and soul are suddenly saturated with a deep craving and that is the blissful sound of the wind!

For years I have been living within the deepest confines of this mountainous region and I have experienced two things: the cry of wolves and the howling of the wind, they go very well together and create a scene, an atmosphere of pure bliss and serenity!  My small wooden shack gives me great comfort during those dark winter nights! I'm alone and physically there's no one present but my good self!  I have no friends, well I have a friend that could be considered a non entity and that is the majestic physical presence, the presence of the invisible one, the one that cannot be seen and has been in existence from times gone by, the king of the elements in my view and that is the wind!

As I sit in my shack, close to my log fire I enjoy its warmth as it caresses my face and my thoughts begin to linger!  I sometimes ask myself whether I am going senile!  The funny thing  is, I'm not even old!  I have no one to talk to and so I improvise!  I say 'hello wind!  Thank you for joining me once again! It seems you are back with vengeance, oh how I love the sound of your voice, your whistling, and your howling!'  'How old are you? It seems you have been scouring the plains of the earth for centuries!  Yes, I take comfort in you!  You are a friend I can trust!  You do not judge! I find only acceptance in you!'

My thoughts are forever swirling around in my mind these days!  I think I have arrived upon a safe conclusion!  The wind, although a very powerful force, can be a very close companion and this is all I have known it to be!  It gives me solace, it gives me comfort!  I am forever living in the world of serenity and tranquillity as I listen to the wind crying to the wolves and by the same token the wolves crying to the wind!  How beautiful! How peaceful!  Yes, I am grateful for my surroundings and yes, each nice before I close my eyes I slowly whisper a resounding thank you! Thank you! God bless!

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