Open Poetry #22 |
Leaves leavetaking |
Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
In gold and brown these ladies fair Drift on down to fill the air Filled with rustle in their song The ladies hustle and move on Detached from all they know and love They hover gently held above Then on the wind of softest sigh They dance and sing and learn to fly All the sap within their pores Softly rests neath forest floors In their prime they danced and sang Moved with the wind till autumn rang Now past their prime they yearn for rest On the forest floor at best One last dance and then they're done Lay cold and damp in fading sun Autumn, autumn tale of woe For the leaves have bitter flow Winter comes in nights of dark The leaves die slowly neath the park Feed the soil in one last act Sleep in deep to keep their pact Come the spring they'll rise once more Resurrected from the forest floor Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
Excellent, superb, wonderful metaphor, Kethry! The imaging and emotions tied to this are wonderful. Whether on the shoal or on the shore, |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
(smiles) Yes, where there is darkness comes light just as where there is winter comes springs sunshine again! (kiss on cheek) This is superb, sweet friend, I love it, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Kethry, thank you for sharing! May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
All the sap within their pores Softly rests neath forest floors In their prime they danced and sang Moved with the wind till autumn rang Very beautifully done, Keth... ~ hugs from my heart Lyra |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Kethry~ This is just wonderful~ What a gift you have of sharing such lovely thoughts~ Thank you~ *Hugs* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Keth beloved heart sister and painter of natures beauty once more your writing is imply stunning. Your ability to paint the picture with words dipped in poet’s translucent thought is so beautifully displayed here. Always you uncover the thought, and shading it in the perfect hue you frame it and then hang it high for us all to see. You know I love this, the beauty and the movement, you’ve written this absolutely perfectly. I love it utterly utterly utterly Truly superb writing Love and warm stuff As always Mushy Breathe through the heat of our desire |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
What a beautiful image Kethry, just simply beautiful. The most valuable thing you own is a smile, wear it, and share it. |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
Ok, first I saw old ladies dancing...then I got it! Can't wait for autumn, is my favorite season. Ya wrote it well! |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I loved the title... and my delight only increased as I read each line... what a wonderful thought!!! *S* Excellent work! |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Kethry - the imagery is grand, your words are always. I love the fall, but winter yeck. Nice write Keth... BC |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Winter down under must do something for the creative mind. This was GR8! Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write. |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
That fairly blew my mind. Great work, Kethry. |
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Auguste
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
This is so pretty. It seems your words only get better and better. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Ah Kethry!! I love this! What wonderful imagery! Our fall will be starting soon and I for one cannot wait for the changing seasons... ~Hugs~ ~ Time has cast a spell on you |
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