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inkedgoddess
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-19

Posts 7392
Ohio

0 posted 2004-07-31 03:06 PM

I haven't thought of them for weeks;

of how they pay homage
to an ordinarily overlooked ground
as they fall by the basketfull
of plaid confetti that comes
with a season's changing sky;

and how they duet with the autumn winds
and spin circles round tired feet
that transform into tap shoes of sound;

and how they transition
the dawns of pastels
to the desolate nights
where only nakedness and cold
hang off the shoulders of wooden coatracks
rooted in the ground;

i haven't thought of them for weeks
until now;

as august turns with the full moon tonight
casting a bit of darkness, earlier,
though quiet in a murmer's voice
summers inevitable passing
can be heard as its days dwindle down.

[This message has been edited by inkedgoddess (08-01-2004 08:46 AM).]

iliana
Member Patricius

since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

1 posted 2004-07-31 03:24 PM

"as august turns with the full moon tonight
casting a bit of darkness, earlier,
though quiet in a murmer's voice
summers inevitable ending
can be heard as its days dwindle down."

I feel it in my bones, today. Great write.

jo

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

2 posted 2004-07-31 03:40 PM

No one duets with nature like you do Michele!

Loved every single line of this...

Yep, I can relate, (a little too much)

Hugs~

Contabo
Member

since 2001-11-21

Posts 159

3 posted 2004-07-31 04:31 PM

Come on Autumn!!!!!

Contabo

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

4 posted 2004-07-31 04:37 PM

a beautiful write
but I'm not ready for a seasonal change yet

vandana

Member Patricius

since 1999-10-22

Posts 10463
USA

5 posted 2004-07-31 05:01 PM

nice

Susan
Member Ascendant

since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

6 posted 2004-07-31 05:56 PM

I absolutely love this, its feel and its breath -- just as I love the kiss of fall when it comes to embrace the summer.

Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

7 posted 2004-07-31 06:53 PM

A soft melancholy creeps through your beautiful words ... the passing of time is noticed when we slip out of the moment and stand in contemplation.
You do this extremely well.
Love, Margherita

ThisDiamond
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-02-22

Posts 9353
Michigan, USA

8 posted 2004-07-31 06:54 PM

Excellent!!
TD

ice
Member Elite

since 2003-05-17

Posts 3404
Pennsylvania

9 posted 2004-07-31 08:27 PM

Inky
Your poems take me on mind journeys,
even when I don't want to go,
I still read, and enjoy them.
But on the path that beckons seasons,
I hope that August moves real slow.

Enjoyed this journey muchly
--------ice
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bklynboy
Senior Member

since 2002-12-15

Posts 660
florida

10 posted 2004-08-05 10:53 PM

Well done and I like this picture better.

inkedgoddess
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-19

Posts 7392
Ohio

11 posted 2004-08-06 07:58 AM

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