Four Winds Discuss the Coming Year

Jesse Doiron

August 2, 2026

An old and weakly wind said here,

“Sometimes winter loses,

and sometimes winter wins.

It’s hard to tell between the two,

so I prefer the end.”

So said the old and weakly wind.

A winsome wind beside her

spoke of spring and greeny things

and little beasts with wings and songs.

“Such happy, airy eagerness

to linger long within!”

            So said a winsome wind.

A sultry wind smiled sucking in,

“But oh, what joy always comes,

when comes my summer friend!”

And well we knew whereof she spoke  

when she sucked in again.

            So said a sultry wind.

A harvest wind called out in gusts,

“Have you forgotten fall

and how it teases trees to blush

in colorful confetti leaves

with scents of cinnamon?”

            So said the harvest wind.

Jesse Doiron has worked in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia as an educator and consultant. His teaching experience ranges from English for international business at the UC – Berkeley Extension in San Francisco to creative writing at the Mark Stiles Maximum Security Prison for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.