Night gale

Shelbi Nicole Bennett 1990 (Lynchburg, VA)



Standing in this wind
Whipping from every direction
Howling with the tides
And it smells like salt and smoke
And all the places it's been
It humbles me

About this poem

I'm new to Cape Cod. And I didn't know what gale was when I moved here. I grew up in the southern part of Virginia in a valley of the Blue Ridge. I've never known winds like these.

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Submitted by shelbibennett27 on March 10, 2024

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