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Open Poetry #33

Voices of Autumn

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

0 posted 2004-09-27 08:59 PM

....not in the elequence of other pieces I've read here today --- but an attempt at Autumn from me.

Voices of Autumn

Autumn spoke to me
from a pile of leaves
just as I burned it’s breath away

It left me with the scent of it’s leaving
the darkening of it colors
the ash of it’s demise

And I was saddened
that I had hastened it’s passing.

Geese
their plaintive cries
echoed from the sky –
they flew from the north
landed in the field,
bathed in other ashes I’d left –
then flew again

treetop high
circling me
speaking for the leaves I burned
then flew
from the north again.

The trees shook
breath of the wind
red leaves – yellow –
brown
shades inbetween

Autumn has spoken with me – again

wesley james beard, jr.
© september 2004

Gentle Spirit
Member Patricius

since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

1 posted 2004-09-27 09:02 PM

I believe that Autumn has blessed you with a beautiful song Jimmy. Very well done m'friend, and so very good to read you again.

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

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

2 posted 2004-09-27 09:20 PM

you did so well!

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

3 posted 2004-09-27 09:26 PM

Jimmy

"Autumn spoke to me
from a pile of leaves"

Yes, it did!

Susan
Member Ascendant

since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

4 posted 2004-09-27 09:40 PM

Lovely - this.

Susan

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

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