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BluesSerenade
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since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

0 posted 2004-09-18 02:06 AM

~*~

The change of season has been a long time coming.
Good-bye to my yellow roses in bloom
and summer sun days down by the seaside.
Those days were the times of my life
and new growth, that colored me new.

Had I only known the loneliness
would have effected my well being in such a way.
Aged by the sun and the warmth I lacked,
simple pleasures I took for granted
are no longer mine.

I all but welcome wool scarves
to wrap around me,
and kid gloves to fit me in and feel you close.
As the days grow shorter
only to grow fonder in the aftermath.

Absent in the twilight
come September and October,
save for the mourning in sleepy dreams
before the sky turns blue
empty in my arms.

Like a timer set to go off,
predictably, at the break of dawn
clouding my coffee
a steady flicker sparks the flames
as scented candles fill the air
melting down in the afterglow.

I shall take each moment as my winter companion
and savor the bittersweetness
lighting my way,
come November and December
crossing my heart to bear.

~*~

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

1 posted 2004-09-18 02:46 AM

Bittersweet ~ yet melodious...

I felt your words.

May every season add something special to your life.

Linda

Kevo
Member

since 2004-06-02

Posts 466
Navarro County, Texas, USA

2 posted 2004-09-18 04:15 AM

What a treat to read. I sensed this had couple of layers - literal changes in season, and changes in life's seasons - getting older. I understand and empathize on both levels. They only constant really is change. How sweet the melon when it ripens. How sweet the life when you learn to appreciate it in all of it's nuances and intricacies. I always enjoy the imagery in your poems. They are always so visually stimulating and expressive. So broad is your range of "colors" I am always left breathless with stars in my eyes. Thank you for always taking me there.

Kevin

kayjay
Member Elite

since 2002-06-24

Posts 2015
Oregon

3 posted 2004-09-18 09:47 AM

I mourn the passing year, it seems,
I want to fall in season's seams.
I want to sit in deep content
And weigh this passing, what it meant.

Well done! Ken

Through rubble and trouble and dark of night
The yawn of a dawn will hasten the light

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

4 posted 2004-09-18 10:03 AM

BluesSerenade
A lovely write and a pleasure to read.
Even the symbols of melancholia danced well.

Martie

Moderator

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

5 posted 2004-09-18 11:52 AM

Lori

A time for each season, it seems...so beautifully written.

Susan
Member Ascendant

since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

6 posted 2004-09-18 12:50 PM

This spoke to my heart with its meloncholy mood - I do not welcome winter, thus I am somewhat ambivilent about Fall, though I do love the Fall season. Ah well -

Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

Ericc
Member Elite

since 2003-01-31

Posts 4178

7 posted 2004-09-18 02:06 PM

Poignantly beautiful.

Eric

Snowflake From Hell
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since 2003-07-10

Posts 777
My own little Icey Oblivion

8 posted 2004-09-18 07:16 PM

lovely

One cannot see what lies within if one does not see the obvious

rascalx
Senior Member

since 1999-08-25

Posts 590
Florence, SC, USA

9 posted 2004-09-18 09:24 PM

I love your use of seasonal change to show your own "season of change"; a melancholy poem that is nonetheless beautifully written and a joy to read. Very powerful imagery too. Well done (kudos and bravos here

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ThisDiamond
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-02-22

Posts 9353
Michigan, USA

10 posted 2004-09-18 09:33 PM

A wonderful weave of satin and wool...
You are so very beautiful in your self and in your art.
TD

Ratleader

Member Rara Avis

since 2003-01-23

Posts 7026
Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass

11 posted 2004-09-19 01:04 AM

Yes -- you are the bounce-back girl! Keep being that, ok -- and I'll be rootin' for you.

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devinechild22
Senior Member

since 2002-08-28

Posts 571

12 posted 2004-09-19 02:21 AM

What a beautiful write... I cannot find the words... but you sure can!

*Allison*

~~~***~~~Come away with me, Wendy. Come away to Neverland~~~***~~~

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

13 posted 2004-09-19 02:39 PM

Thank you for indulging me everyone.
But most of all, I thank you for giving me the opportunity
to find the words and post them, with the certainty that I'll not be judged.

Hugs all around and around~
Sincerely~

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

14 posted 2004-09-20 08:19 AM

Lori, seasons come, seasons go dear gal...
and always, always, after the freeze,
comes the thaw...
and then the blooming begins again...

each time that you write dear gal,
you blossom! Hugs you!

The greatest beauty on earth, is
found in the hearts of those
who love....

Larry C

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since 2001-09-10

Posts 10286
United States

15 posted 2004-09-21 02:06 AM

Lori,
And we'll be there for each step...

If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.

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