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Madame Chipmunk
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0 posted 2002-10-24 10:34 PM


~October~




Bales of hay, dot country fields
as farmers gather the last of season's harvest

October arrives
with snap and vigor
and brisk bite of autumn
on her pumpkin scented breath

comfy sweaters
sneak out of their summer hideaways
and wrap their warm arms
around our chilled shoulders

a blazing festival of reds and yellows
in striking contrast to volatile sapphire skies

as the month draws to a close
witches cackle, stirring their evil brew
mocking sardonic grins of jack-o-lanterns
which light the way for little folks
the costumed parade
of trick or treaters...

tomorrow, it will be November
~


Lyra

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the_loner_23
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1 posted 2002-10-24 10:36 PM


Beautiful imagery Lyra

Cold hands means a warm heart

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2 posted 2002-10-24 10:40 PM




(smiles) Yay!!! Awwwwwwww, I love this, sweet friend, it is so wonderful to read your gorgeous words again! (big hugggssssss) I hope you're feeling better, know we are all here for you and still in our prayers as I hope you continue to cherish these harvest days, God Bless You, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lyra, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

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3 posted 2002-10-24 11:05 PM


Lyra

Lovely look at time and October...

Madame Chipmunk
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4 posted 2002-10-24 11:06 PM


Julie... thanks so much for your reply and for the lovely compliment...
October is my very favorite month
~ pumpkin hugs

Lyra

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Madame Chipmunk
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5 posted 2002-10-24 11:08 PM


Thanks so much, Noah...
I don't feel sick... but the radiation treatments are dragging on me and making me tired...
but..... although it isn't bothering me right now... the cancer is very real and very frightening and I really need everyone's prayers to get rid of it... and I thank you dearly for them
~ loving chipmunk hugs

Lyra

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6 posted 2002-10-24 11:08 PM


October is the 10th month of the year, and this poem, on a scale of 1-10, is a 10!

No mistaking it! This is truly a wonderful depiction of this glorious month!

Linda

Madame Chipmunk
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7 posted 2002-10-24 11:11 PM


Martie...
Thanks so much for your reply...
I just love October,  its such a poetic month
~ sscary vampire hugs.... whoooooooooooo!

Lyra

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8 posted 2002-10-24 11:13 PM


Sweet Lyra, this is a very beautiful picture of words of my favorite month, also, Octobr. thanks for sharing, dear Lady.

Love To All,
Ethel

Madame Chipmunk
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9 posted 2002-10-24 11:14 PM


Thanks so much, Linda...
What a wonderful compliment...
This is my very favorite time of the year and that makes it easy to write about!
~ autumnal hugs

Lyra

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Madame Chipmunk
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10 posted 2002-10-24 11:17 PM


Thanks so much, Ethel...
Its also your birthday month... and what a lovely time to have a birthday, indeed!
Its my half-birthday month b/c I was born in April... but I still love October better
~ loving hugs and broomsticks

Lyra

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11 posted 2002-10-24 11:45 PM


October just happens to also be my favorite month, Lyra.   You spoke well of it.  Halloween is actually one of my sister's birthdays.  If she wasn't such a witch, I'd give her a call more often.   LOL  *hugs*
Madame Chipmunk
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12 posted 2002-10-26 11:05 PM


Thanks Michael...
Glad you enjoyed and have a happy Halloween!
And give your sister a birthday call!
Afterall... not all witches are bad
~ witchy hugs

Lyra

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13 posted 2002-10-27 07:35 PM


Madame C.,

You write the best imagery. I wish I had your kalidescope vision.


SimplyGold

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14 posted 2002-10-27 09:07 PM


A masterful blending of the key components in a recipe for this outstanding autumn.
So enjoyed. ThisDiamond

Madame Chipmunk
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15 posted 2002-10-27 09:15 PM


Thanks Electra... what a totally wonderful compliment...
~ loving hugs from the chipmunk down the street

Lyra

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Madame Chipmunk
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16 posted 2002-10-27 09:16 PM


Thanks so much, Kathy... This has turned out to be a much nicer autumn than I thought it would... and I hope we can get together tomorrow in Grand Rapids...
~ hugs from the Kalamazoo chipmunk

Lyra

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beautiful
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