Joseph May Poet Rhyme

Amid the Jagged Shadows

"Amid the jagged shadows of mossy leafless boughs"- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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  Encompassed by autumn's gloam
 Naked limbs reach for the sky
 But it's just the season in which they call home
 As they endure till spring is nigh

In the tangled obscurity of distant thought
 We may find our season of gloom
 Lost within memories the winds have brought
 From melancholy to the joy of a spring bloom

 These sentiments are not rooted in the mind
 But float freely as through them we browse
 And answers we seek we may yet find,
 "Amid the jagged shadows of mossy leafless boughs"

 11-26-19
 Writing Challenge 3, November - Any Form
 Sponsor: Dear Heart - Wiishkobi Ode

 “The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.”
  -- Marcus Aurelius --

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Mystic Rose Rose May 21, 2020 at 6:48 AM Your poetry is always impeccably good. I can see why you deserve a congratulations on this one. Keep up the great writes dear Joseph, xo

Jennifer Proxenos December 9, 2019 at 1:42 PM Congratulations Joseph - you write so well, so subject related and always well crafted. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

Silent One December 8, 2019 at 2:55 PM That is a great first stanza...you did a great poem for this theme..

Constance La France December 5, 2019 at 6:29 PM Joseph congratulations on your win in my writing challenge with this beautiful poem!

Andrea Dietrich December 4, 2019 at 3:00 PM this is so lovely. Congrats on the win.

Anne-Lise Andresen December 4, 2019 at 12:41 PM - Congratulations so much on your winning poem, Joseph :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Connie Marcum Wong December 4, 2019 at 4:56 AM Your entry is a Fave for me Joseph. Congratulations your wonderful win! xxoo

Na Na December 3, 2019 at 8:34 PM Congrats on your winning poem Joseph

Brenda Chiri December 3, 2019 at 12:03 PM Aha see I knew it was s winner Joseph congratulations on your top win!;)

Andrea Dietrich December 2, 2019 at 6:12 PM wow, I think you did an amazing job with your entry, Joseph. Love this.

Caren Krutsinger December 1, 2019 at 9:00 AM This has a surreal feeling "loat freely as through them we browse And answers we seek we may yet find," - a cosmic original Joseph.

Joseph May November 28, 2019 at 7:52 AM My thanks to all who comment on this poem, and a special thanks to those who made it a fave.Your comments are much appreciated.

Brandy Nicole November 27, 2019 at 10:28 PM "Naked limbs reach for the sky" Exactly, and that is what they are supposed to do- this time of year. You have Created a Masterpiece. Another favorite for me. :) Brandy

Brenda Chiri November 26, 2019 at 9:25 PM Oh wow Joseph this was simply beautiful! I see I need to visit more often! Love this!;)

John Hamilton November 26, 2019 at 9:21 AM Very nicely composed Joseph, best wishes for the contest, I think this will place high!

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart November 26, 2019 at 8:00 AM Gorgeous piece Joseph! A winner for me, my best to you, xomo

Anne-Lise Andresen November 26, 2019 at 7:33 AM - Great written, Joseph - Good luck in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Vijay Pandit November 26, 2019 at 6:30 AM Enjoyed the flow of your poem, Joseph--excellent write worthy of a top win.