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Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

0 posted 2002-09-30 06:34 PM

Edge of Autumn

Rush of wind and song of water.
Breath of autumn on my cheek.
Cloudbanks building o'er the hilltops.
Quacking ducks drift down the creek.
Singing leaves and shifting shadows.
Cooling nights and hazy days,
Stealing all my dreams of summer.
Forcing me to change my ways.

No more lazy, hammock swinging,
Back and forth, beneath the trees.
Half asleep and barely hearing,
Yellow warblers.Busy bees.
Swoop of swallow, scream of bluejay.
Squirrels cutting cones from pines.
Quiet dawns and flaming sunsets.
Air that smells like mellow wines.

Hoot of owl and cry of coyote.
Stars that shine with prismed light.
Winter's coming, chirps the cricket.
Creeping closer every night.
How I feel the edge of autumn,
In the country all around.
How I'm savoring the season
And enjoying every sound!

Published in Rhyme Time, 1985
Published in The Sunday Suitor, 1998

[This message has been edited by Trillium (09-30-2002 06:36 PM).]

soaring eagle
Junior Member

since 2001-12-02

Posts 24

1 posted 2002-09-30 08:36 PM

WELL WRITTEN BETTY
THE SMELL OF SMOKE
DRIFTS THRU MY AIR
TIME AGAIN FOR FALL FAIR
OH YAH I FEEL THAT EDGE
THANKS

Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

2 posted 2002-09-30 09:37 PM

Beautiful. Well done Betty. Lets hope Autumn hangs on a while. We had some rain Sunday and last night and needed it, but today is nice and bright. Love, Joyce

ellie LeJeune
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since 2000-01-10

Posts 4156
King of Prussia, PA USA

3 posted 2002-09-30 09:42 PM

Dear Betty; Autumn is a lovely time of year...and this poem is a masterful description! Ellie

A friend hears the song in my heart, and sings it to me when my memory fails.

Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

4 posted 2002-09-30 10:12 PM

Soaring Eagle: Thanks for commenting. We had a 40 degree day today, so it is time to start thinking about winterizing!

Betty Lou Hebert

Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

5 posted 2002-09-30 10:13 PM

Joyce: Nice to hear from you. It rained here all day and was only 40 degrees. Snow on Mt. Spokane!

Betty Lou Hebert

Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

6 posted 2002-09-30 10:13 PM

ellie: Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed this poem. I always appreciate hearing from you.

Betty Lou Hebert

pegasus111
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since 2000-07-27

Posts 2219
ocala, fl, usa

7 posted 2002-10-01 01:14 PM

so very visual Betty...lovely piece.

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

Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

8 posted 2002-10-01 07:13 PM

pegasus111: Glad you enjoyed this. Thanks.

Betty Lou Hebert

Denise

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since 1999-08-22

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9 posted 2002-10-02 11:00 AM

Wonderful, Betty Lou!

Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

10 posted 2002-10-03 06:52 PM

Denise: Thank you. Good to hear from you.

Betty Lou Hebert

vlraynes
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since 2000-07-25

Posts 8229
Somewhere... out there...

11 posted 2002-11-30 03:26 PM

Betty~
You write nature so beautifully.
This left some lovely images in my mind...thank you.
Hugs,
~Vicky
"...until you have read the verse on his heart,
you have not truly met the poet.
~vlraynes

Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

12 posted 2002-11-30 04:51 PM

Vicky: I guess you can tell how much the natural world means to me, as I do write about it so often. Glad to hear you enjoyed this one.

Betty Lou Hebert

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