Ruby Leaves and Breezes

Written: August 28, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Joseph May *********** building celestial diamond — eolith fog glamor yet not every flame is meant to last there were no sacred vows, oaths, or clamor just the gentle whisper of a love we outgrew amber breezes carry dancing embers not every farewell requires a curtain drawn ruby leaves drift slowly, tracing days' tempers while breeze sings dulcet songs on the worn trees kindling leaves mumbled nostalgia’s orchestral pulse akin to the gentle blinking of newborn stars the harvest moon glows with ancestral impulse casting shadows shaped such as memories fallen gold blends with ivory joy where owls sing hymns in a minor key hope flickers in the silence of every decoy as roots hold secrets only the night can view
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Date: 8/28/2025 5:12:00 PM
This one reads like a good contender for the contest to me. Way to go. Thanks for sharing. Sara K
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Date: 8/28/2025 5:02:00 PM
another brilliant masterpiece, dear Sotto. You've masterfully created layers of entwined meaning within each individual verse and in the overall poem itself. Hope I'm making myself clear. ... i.e., the different aspects of the leaves are indicative of the different aspects of the relationship that's the topic of this poem. hugs from Texas, Sara PS you did all of that with alpha lines..impressive!
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Date: 8/28/2025 3:05:00 PM
Beautiful images, Sotto
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