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Autumn Leaves - Thumbs Up

a zanze “Autumn leaves will bring poppa home,” Words to son, Jon, throughout the year. Pops had been transferred north to Nome immersed in his army career. Autumn leaves will bring pop back to us; gone the sighs of last fall when bounce stopped 'cause we said our goodbyes. Autumn leaves will bring us all joy; bewildered still is one small boy. Autumn Jon will welcome with anxious arm and thumb. "Autumn leaves will bring poppa home." written 6 May 2016

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 5/25/2016 7:32:00 AM

Congrats on your Golden Oldies playing on the winners’ page..Way to go!!! Aren’t those oldies impressive..Sara

Reason A. Poteet
Date: 5/25/2016 8:29:00 AM

As a musician, as a lyricist of sorts, yes. I guess it is more a matter of age. They impressed me then and still do.

Reason A. Poteet

Date: 5/7/2016 8:51:00 AM

specs for a zanze: 1 -a poem in 16 lines made up of 4 quatrains. 2 -syllabic, 8-8-8-8 6-6-6-6 4-4-4-4 2-4-6-8 syllables per line. 3 -rhymed, Abab cdcd efef gagA. 4 -L1 is repeated as L16, L5 is the repetition of first 6 syllables of L1, L9 is the repetition of first 4 syllables of L1 and L13 is the repetition of the first 2 syllables of L1.