Winds of Autumn - pipTalk Forums

How to Join	Member's Area	Private Library	Search	Sanctuary		Login
Main Forums	Discussion	Tech Talk	Mature Content	Archives	A home without a wall, Our haven without ends, A circle we all call Our Family of Friends!

Trillium

Member Patricius

since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

0 posted 2002-08-19 05:46 PM

Winds of Autumn

The summer winds have blown by
And disappeared into the sky,
But lest they leave us all bereft,
They made arrangements as they left,
For autumn winds to take their place
And with their advent, there's no trace
Of warmer days.The air has chilled.
The sugar maple tree is filled
With leaves of glory, orange and red
That twirl and fall to make a bed
Around the bole, where children play
And add their laughter to the day.

Then comes a time, when raked in piles
They're burned and leaf smoke adds it's wiles
To autumn weather.Crickets sing
And every day more birds take wing,
Until we only see the few
Who linger here all winter through.
A melancholy time for me.
I find I always long to be
Someplace else, but I don't know
Just where it is I want to go!
Yet that too passes and I find
The holidays are on my mind.
Though autumn winds bring me unrest,
It is the season I love best!

Betty Lou Hebert

Published in Bristol Banner Books, 1998

[This message has been edited by Trillium (08-19-2002 05:48 PM).]

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

1 posted 2002-08-19 06:37 PM

BettyLou~
Seems we've both been touched by the wind~
This is lovely~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
[email protected]

Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

2 posted 2002-08-19 06:42 PM

Oh this is nice but I hope it's not time yet for autumn winds. We're just having our first hot weather the last few weeks. Joyce

Trillium

Member Patricius

since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

3 posted 2002-08-19 10:53 PM

Marge: Thanks. We are having cool, breezy mornings and evenings this past week. Feels much like fall. Afternoons are still warm however.

Betty Lou Hebert

Trillium

Member Patricius

since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

4 posted 2002-08-19 10:54 PM

Joyce: Thanks and glad you liked this. We have had very hot weather all summer and no rain since last June, so the cooler weather is welcome here. Surprising what a difference in weather between your area and mine.

Betty Lou Hebert

pegasus111
Member Elite

since 2000-07-27

Posts 2219
ocala, fl, usa

5 posted 2002-08-20 05:44 PM

lol..we don't have that problem in Florida this summer. HOT, HUMID, and lots of rain. Fall usually comes in November, sometimes winter doesnt come at all.

the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost

Trillium

Member Patricius

since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

6 posted 2002-08-21 01:03 AM

pegasus111: Lucky you! Here we are casting about for a likely source of wood for the winter. We usually burn 5 or 6 cords and always put in extra just in case!

Betty Lou Hebert

	⇧ top of page ⇧
All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format.