Twelve Ways to Look at Autumn Leaves

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Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

0 posted 2004-11-10 12:41 PM

Twelve Ways to Look at Autumn Leaves

I

death and dying to verdant green
birth to rainbow’s amber end

II

moisture sucked into the earth
dryness giving colors life
and light brightens and dulls
the carpet across the land

III

listen...the crackle, rustle
whispers and shouts
of turning times

IV

footsteps shuffle autumnal dance
prancing, head high and low
winds blow weaving tapestry
of post-harvest days
as winter preys upon the lonely

V

a quietness is awakened
by fall’s floating whispers
and silent whimpers
as vegetation begs
the compost coating
of nature’s footing

VI

roly-polys, night-crawlers,
beetles, larvae slumber beneath the decay
of summer’s downfall

VII

children scamper, toss aged strands
with energetic hands, upon the heads
and shoulders
of giggling friends

VIII

artists harvest perfect specimens
for collages, silhouettes, samplings
for crafting memories of texture,
color, spent life

IX

pungent, aromatic, peppery
scents waft a woodsy ambulant stroll
across knolls and dells
around ponds and well-iced lakes

X

cushy, damp and cooling leaves atop which
the tired elk, bear and fox
nestle up a nap in a quiet corner of the forest

XI

salty, minty, acrid bedtime snacks
bring sleep easily within winter’s
cocooned abodes

XII

and I test the supple flora
finding most have spent their lithe moments
and become brittle, fragile, delicate
as they decompose their last hours
before dust claims them, salts them
into a semblance of invisibility
where they feed the future
tasty genomes for breakfast

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

Earth Angel
Member Empyrean

since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

1 posted 2004-11-10 12:59 PM

Saved! My gosh this was clever ~ and downright splendiferous! Thoroughly enjoyed this reading experience!

Autumnal hugs 'n smiles,
EA

LeeJ
Member Patricius

since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

2 posted 2004-11-10 01:05 PM

and I test the supple flora
finding most have spent their lithe moments
and become brittle, fragile, delicate
as they decompose their last hours
before dust claims them, salts them
into a semblance of invisibility
where they feed the future
tasty genomes for breakfast

outstanding write, but this was my favorite...enjoyed

In answer to your question on my poem
the pudgy face of school/life
leaving me on my own to choose
does that answer your question?

Thank you for inquiring

INclan
Senior Member

since 1999-07-20

Posts 1024
Indiana, USA

3 posted 2004-11-11 10:46 AM

Outstanding! I liked 9&10.

INclan

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

4 posted 2004-11-11 12:14 PM

and I test the supple flora
finding most have spent their lithe moments
and become brittle, fragile, delicate
as they decompose their last hours
before dust claims them, salts them
into a semblance of invisibility
where they feed the future
tasty genomes for breakfast

and one is brought to think of ashes to
ashes, dust to dust...for even the leaves
go the way of life...

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