Laura Leiser Poet Acrostic

A Year Dwindling Down

A turn and tilt from earth to sun

Your hot desire for summer fun
Eases into autumn’s tempering mood
A mellow scene of colorful cool
Restful, contemplative soothe. 

Dangling leaves restless to descend 
With bright flare, a path to transcend 
In metamorphosis from living to dying
Needing a break from ever striving 
Decomposing after its release
Life’s dizzy cycle, thus to repeat
Idle summer gives way to fall
Now ancient pulse of season’s call
Gathers its own to its beckoning bosom. 

Daze of heat wanes within the valleys 
O’re the hillsides rich crops rally
Waking harvests to reap in peak prime
Nearing nirvana with abundance sublime. 





Written on 9/27/2020

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Anne-Lise Andresen October 14, 2020 at 4:19 AM - Congratulations on your winning poem, Laura :) - // Anne-Lise :) Laura Leiser October 14, 2020 at 6:32 AM Thank you, Anne-Lise! :)

Janice Canerdy October 13, 2020 at 6:35 PM Great acrostic, Laura. CONGRATS on your WIN. Janice Laura Leiser October 13, 2020 at 8:03 PM Thank you, Janice! :)

Michelle Faulkner October 13, 2020 at 6:22 PM Coming back to wish you congratulations, Laura, on this evocative write~ Laura Leiser October 13, 2020 at 8:03 PM Thanks so much, Michelle! Very kind of you! :)

Linda Alice Fowler October 13, 2020 at 2:11 PM Love the last line - very nicely written Laura.Congratulations on the win! Linda Laura Leiser October 13, 2020 at 2:57 PM Thanks, Linda! :)

Edward Ibeh October 13, 2020 at 1:51 PM Heartiest congratulations on your win in my contest! Beautifully written acrostic, Laura:-) Laura Leiser October 13, 2020 at 2:06 PM ThNk you, Edward. :)

Michelle Faulkner October 10, 2020 at 11:59 AM That last stanza is sublime, indeed, also like 'Idle summer gives way to fall' - rich imagery and imagination evident here, Laura, best wishes for the contest~ Laura Leiser October 10, 2020 at 12:24 PM Thanks so much for the high compliments, Michelle! I truly appreciate it! :)

John Watt October 2, 2020 at 4:29 PM Really enjoyed reading of your account of summer easing into autumn with great imagery of heat, leaves, and harvest. "Gathers its own to its beckoning bosom" is my favorite line. Keep writing, poetess! Hugs ~ John Laura Leiser October 2, 2020 at 6:04 PM Thanks for your encouraging comments, John. I truly appreciate your support! :)

Anne-Lise Andresen October 2, 2020 at 7:08 AM - Beautiful ... so many fantastic pictures this gives me, Laura :) - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Laura Leiser October 2, 2020 at 8:48 AM So happy you stopped by, Anne-Lise! And even happier that you enjoyed my little poem..thank you! :)

Gordon Mcconnell September 29, 2020 at 1:21 PM Lovely penning Laura, great imagery and lovely rhyme too. Take care and stay blessed, Gordon Laura Leiser September 29, 2020 at 2:29 PM Thank you for your kind comments, Gordon. So glad you enjoyed this! :)

Gershon Wolf September 28, 2020 at 7:26 PM Would never have known it was an acrostic if I hadn't looked. Here's to another winning write for you! Bravo, Gershon Laura Leiser September 28, 2020 at 8:46 PM Thank you, again, Gershon! You are too kind! :)

Beryl Edmonds September 28, 2020 at 3:47 PM Laura, a winner this fantastic acrostic poem is sure to be. Belle Laura Leiser September 28, 2020 at 6:24 PM Thanks, Belle! So glad you enjoyed this! :)

John Hamilton September 28, 2020 at 9:15 AM A beautiful rhyming acrostic, but you pulled it off seemingly with ease Laura, I'm pretty sure this is a winner! Laura Leiser September 28, 2020 at 10:40 AM Thank you, John! I like to try to rhyme my acrostics, if possible. :)