{"id":1287,"date":"2016-12-26T06:44:47","date_gmt":"2016-12-26T06:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/?p=1287"},"modified":"2020-02-25T18:34:48","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T18:34:48","slug":"berg-wind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/?p=1287","title":{"rendered":"Berg Wind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Berg wind conditions &#8211; let&#8217;s hope it brings rain!<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1288\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TPOTG-Berg-Wind-Frame-01.jpg\" alt=\"tpotg-berg-wind-frame-01\" width=\"443\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TPOTG-Berg-Wind-Frame-01.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TPOTG-Berg-Wind-Frame-01-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TPOTG-Berg-Wind-Frame-01-644x429.jpg 644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">A fierce berg wind is blowing,<br \/>Driving across The Karoo,<br \/>The parched, punished ground<br \/>Being savaged anew,<br \/>As the last drops of moisture<br \/>From the withered plants wrung<br \/>While the trees forced to bow,<br \/>Their heat weary heads hung.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">It may be a sign of a weather change,<br \/>Brought on a by the wind that blows hot;<br \/>Maybe it might bring some much needed rain<br \/>My head says probably not;<br \/>But my heart still hopes that I am wrong<br \/>And the wind will bring relief;<br \/>Until then the berg wind continues to howl,<br \/>The moisture stealing thief.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-2613 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01.jpg\" alt=\"TOOTG Copyright 2016-2020 01\" width=\"172\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01.jpg 5000w, http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01-768x461.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01-644x386.jpg 644w, http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01-1200x720.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Berg wind conditions &#8211; let&#8217;s hope it brings rain! A fierce berg wind is blowing,Driving across The Karoo,The parched, punished groundBeing savaged anew,As the last drops of moistureFrom the withered plants wrungWhile the trees forced to bow,Their heat weary heads hung. 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