Sandra Adams Poet Free verse

As Autumn Fades

"Ave Maria" playing
in the background
distant chatter fading
my emotions asunder
like the dandelion
in autumn's air
soft wishes
blown about

i always curse
this time of year
it's the crossroad
of life and death
where everything beautiful
rises to glory
in its splendor 
dancing gleefully
before becoming grounded
lost in the echo of wind's moans
succumbing to an end

the bareness of trees
with nothing left to strip
as they shiver in this frigidness
gathering little warmth
from the raven's roost
as he awaits fatality
a top its soulless branches

i feel the same nakedness
with every kiss
pressed softly against
lips silenced of life

i shiver within pools
of emotionless tears
beneath the numbness of years
as "Ave Maria" plays again and again

September 17, 2019

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Constance La France September 24, 2019 at 1:07 PM Sandra congratulations on your win in the contest with this wonderful write! Sandra Adams September 24, 2019 at 7:09 PM Thank you so much my friend....hugs :)

Robert Lindley September 23, 2019 at 10:13 AM My friend, Congratulations on your placement in SilentOne's Crossroads contest! Sandra Adams September 23, 2019 at 10:49 AM Thank you so much Robert...:) hope you are enjoying your monday :) hugs

Anne-Lise Andresen September 23, 2019 at 3:51 AM - A wonderful poem, Sandra ... I would place it on the top of the winning list - To listen to "Ave Maria" gives me goosebumps of beauty - Congratulations, my friend :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Sandra Adams September 23, 2019 at 4:05 AM Thank you my friend I get goosebumps and tears. It’s beautiful my mother (Maria) chose it for her funeral so it touches me now even more :) hugs

Vijay Pandit September 22, 2019 at 4:27 PM Back with congrats Sandy for TOP honors you received..well done, friend. Sandra Adams September 22, 2019 at 5:13 PM Thank you my friend....way to go taking the top spot...have to go leave my mark on your poem :) hugs

Silent One September 22, 2019 at 4:26 PM Congratulations on your placement in the contest... Sandra Adams September 22, 2019 at 5:12 PM Thank you so much S.O :) thank you for hosting yet another wonderful contest, and my placement! Hugs

Constance La France September 17, 2019 at 7:47 PM Sandra, your poem is so nice . A winner for sure! Sandra Adams September 17, 2019 at 7:54 PM Thank you for your vote... that song gets me emotional, hearing it today made my muse pen this one rather quickly :) hugs

Gershon Wolf September 17, 2019 at 5:32 PM Ave Maria is, indeed, the perfect backdrop for the crossroads you've depicted so well. ~ Shivering in Chicago Gershon Wolf September 23, 2019 at 8:01 PM 'Ave Maria,' believe it or not, is something that I once sung semi-professionally in my more ambitious days... Congrats on your win in the contest. ~ No longer shivering Sandra Adams September 17, 2019 at 7:03 PM didn't mean to make you shiver... my mom was Maria, she wanted this song played at her funeral, it stirs my emotions all these years later as soon as i hear it played...it is a gorgeous song though.... hugs :)

Gordon Mcconnell September 17, 2019 at 3:40 PM Nicely penned Sandy, yes its amazing what seasons effects some people more than others as personally always glad to get winter out of the way but maybe because Spring is next to come and it's my favourite season. But this is great stuff indeed! poetry hugs, Gordon Sandra Adams September 17, 2019 at 4:38 PM spring is always welcomed....it adds color back to the blank canvas of winter...i don't care for cold weather either... thank you my friend :) hugs

Vijay Pandit September 17, 2019 at 12:50 PM I like how you used autumn as the metaphor to evoke the saddened memories of life..superb write as always my friend..every word bends to your theme, Sandy. Sandra Adams September 17, 2019 at 4:37 PM Thank you my friend...autumn always reminds me of death, sad since i was born in autumn...i admire its beauty but know that it's a prelude to winter, and drab, colorless scenery... :) hugs

Brenda Chiri September 17, 2019 at 12:32 PM Wow you sent chills through me as I read this! As always girl you rock and the contest .... it's in the bag!;) Sandra Adams September 17, 2019 at 12:36 PM Thank you... i was at the dr's office, it was crowded, this song came on... this song chokes me up and tears my eyes every time i hear it...and though it saddened me, it made my muse stir with emotions, so that's a good thing i suppose :) hugs

Regina Mcintosh September 17, 2019 at 11:52 AM Best in the contest... this is beautiful. God bless you always Sandra Adams September 17, 2019 at 11:54 AM aww thank you my friend... i heard ave maria playing today and it always stirs my emotions... hugs :)

Chris Green September 17, 2019 at 11:42 AM Not even sure what to say, this one touches me deeply. The loss and the sadness and loneliness that comes with it are truly felt. That song does stir emotions, some happy and some filled with sorrow. Your poem expressed the latter beautifully. Best wishes in the contest. Sandra Adams September 17, 2019 at 11:47 AM I guess hearing it this morning did me some good, it stirred emotions and the muse...i was born in autumn yet this time of year saddens me...perhaps because my mom fell in september...i view autumn as the prelude to winter, which is always cold and colorless, i still smile the same, just shiver within...Thank you my friend :) hugs