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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

Date: 9/24/2019 1:07:00 PM

Sandra congratulations on your win in the contest with this wonderful write!

Sandra Adams
Date: 9/24/2019 7:09:00 PM

Thank you so much my friend....hugs :)

Robert Lindley

Date: 9/23/2019 10:13:00 AM

My friend, Congratulations on your placement in SilentOne's Crossroads contest!

Sandra Adams
Date: 9/23/2019 10:49:00 AM

Thank you so much Robert...:) hope you are enjoying your monday :) hugs

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 9/23/2019 3:51:00 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
Date: 9/23/2019 4:05:00 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

Date: 9/22/2019 4:27:00 PM

Back with congrats Sandy for TOP honors you received..well done, friend.

Sandra Adams
Date: 9/22/2019 5:13:00 PM

Thank you my friend....way to go taking the top spot...have to go leave my mark on your poem :) hugs

Silent One

Date: 9/22/2019 4:26:00 PM

Congratulations on your placement in the contest...

Sandra Adams
Date: 9/22/2019 5:12:00 PM

Thank you so much S.O :) thank you for hosting yet another wonderful contest, and my placement! Hugs

Constance La France

Date: 9/17/2019 7:47:00 PM

Sandra, your poem is so nice . A winner for sure!

Sandra Adams
Date: 9/17/2019 7:54:00 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

Date: 9/17/2019 5:32:00 PM

Ave Maria is, indeed, the perfect backdrop for the crossroads you've depicted so well. ~ Shivering in Chicago

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/23/2019 8:01:00 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
Date: 9/17/2019 7:03:00 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

Date: 9/17/2019 3:40:00 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
Date: 9/17/2019 4:38:00 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

Date: 9/17/2019 12:50:00 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
Date: 9/17/2019 4:37:00 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

Date: 9/17/2019 12:32:00 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
Date: 9/17/2019 12:36:00 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

Date: 9/17/2019 11:52:00 AM

Best in the contest... this is beautiful. God bless you always

Sandra Adams
Date: 9/17/2019 11:54:00 AM

aww thank you my friend... i heard ave maria playing today and it always stirs my emotions... hugs :)

Chris Green

Date: 9/17/2019 11:42:00 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
Date: 9/17/2019 11:47:00 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