Autumn, In Another Year Of My Life

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jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

0 posted 2000-11-07 10:03 PM

Autumn, In Another Year Of My Life

I saw the Snow Geese in ragged formation
fly by today, listened
to their noisome honking and cackling
as they spoke about…whatever geese have to say;
I heard the wind pass through the trees,
kissing the leaves goodbye, and
watched the leaves in their muti-hues,
falling, falling, rocking to the ground,
then blowing in swirling eddies,
round and round,
finally coming to rest against the house,
a bush, my feet.
I felt a chill in the wind,
thought I saw North Wind himself
in the clouds, puffed cheeks
expelling frosty air, and knew
that fall was definitely here.
I heard crows off in the distance,
in the forest, cawing harsh displeasure;
poor hawk or owl
drowning in that cacophony of sound.
I listen to Blue Jays chortling
as they bounce from branch to branch
in the huge live oak dropping it's crop of acorns
for the deer to browse tonight.
Autumn, in another year of my life;
the knowledge that you've shared it with me,
your hand held in mine,
standing here in the wind,
and the leaves,
and the sounds,
just as we did fifty years ago,
in this spot, on this day,
when we said the words,
"I do".

w. james beard, jr.

[This message has been edited by jwesley (edited 11-07-2000).]

Ron K. Fox
Senior Member

since 2000-10-24

Posts 925

1 posted 2000-11-07 10:11 PM

This is a wonderful way to pay tribute of a love vow still strong, and a love of someone so special. thanks for sharing it with us jw. always the best to you. Ron

Tossing words like wishful coins into the deep well of an open heart. R. fox

Rainydays
Member

since 2000-10-21

Posts 324

2 posted 2000-11-07 10:19 PM

jwesley (I keep getting mixed up on your name), this is lovely in both sentiment and skill. The rhythmic shifting of phrases brings about the fall of the wind, just as you describe it. All the images and autumn sensations are perfectly negotiated in this wonderful poem. Thank you ~

Rainydays

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

3 posted 2000-11-08 09:06 AM

Thanks Ron, appreciate it.

And thank you Rainydays, the name's Wesley James, but I use jwesley in here, Jimmy in the real world.

Clear up anything, (haw-de-haw)???

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SEA

Moderator

Member Seraphic

since 2000-01-18

Posts 22676
with you

4 posted 2000-11-08 09:37 AM

JWesley~ ( I like your name either way

)

This is really lovely......I live in the mountains , and I just look out my window and see all that you describe. I love it. Wonderful poem.

-SEA

Butterflies_dont_cry
Member Elite

since 2000-03-06

Posts 3733
Michigan

5 posted 2000-11-08 10:15 AM

So very beautiful...you mixed the sounds of
nature with the sounds of love and wove them
into the most beautiful things I've ever
seen...excellent writing~

Rainydays
Member

since 2000-10-21

Posts 324

6 posted 2000-11-08 04:09 PM

Oh yes! It cleared up everything except what "haw-de-haw" means! (teasing!) Thanks for the explanation, which was nice but none of my business, and for this very lovely poem.

Take care,
Rainydays

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