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Open Poetry #43

Fire In the Breeze

Magicmystery
Senior Member

since 2002-02-13

Posts 821
Windsor, Ontario, Canada

0 posted 2008-09-23 02:39 PM

Fire In The Breeze

I have not dined today,
Except for the view of these
Taken in like sweet dessert,
Waves each so slightly,
Telling of the breeze.

They tell the Don to run away.
To lake and sea and finally play
Amidst the warmer climates far away
And tell the sky to bring him back this way.

So once again, we can smell the rain,
As it falls on failing green,
The chlorophyll now removed, unmasked,
Each one reflects true colours seen.

From far off, I see them burst
The fireworks the greenery brings,
A canopy of pyrotechnics,
Predicting colder things.

And while the summer lasts, mid fall,
I will savour this short show,
And hold it dear inside memory,
To warm me when the north winds blow.

Sherry Gardner

Note: The "Don" referenced in the poem is the Don River System in the Toronto area. Part of which runs through the valley in the first picture. Here's the map.

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

1 posted 2008-09-23 05:12 PM

Wow, such wonderful colors! In words and picture. Enjoyed this very much.

Love,
Margherita

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

2 posted 2008-09-23 08:36 PM

Very beutiful, Sherry and I love the colors.
How wise of you to make the printing larger when you use those colors. Sometimes I can't read the oranges and pinks at all, especially when the are against the wrong background.
Ida

Magicmystery
Senior Member

since 2002-02-13

Posts 821
Windsor, Ontario, Canada

3 posted 2008-09-25 12:34 PM

Thank you Margherita, I tried to match the words to the colors of the leaves. I originally had a leaf dividing each verse but this forum only allows a limited amount of graphics per poem no matter what the size. I was gratified that you noticed.
If you want to full view of this poem with music, Check out the link Fire In The Breeze
Thank you Ida, you are too kind. I just wanted the letters to be a comparable size with the Leaf graphics. LOL I guess asthetics has its own wisdom.

Sherry

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