Autumn

When sunlit days become lost in shade, and all that was verdant becomes windswept jade, withering leaves become gold and brown, summer’s reign at last,has lost her crown! © Harry J Horsman 2001

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Suzanne Delaney

Date: 4/26/2023 4:56:00 PM

Beautiful Autumn poem, Harry Into my Favorites. Miss you. SuZ

Betty Bateson

Date: 1/20/2015 11:56:00 AM

beautiful write..

Mark Trichet

Date: 1/1/2015 12:41:00 AM

congrats too Harry, a brilliant verse, loved it

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 12/31/2014 9:30:00 AM

congratulations on your number one spot. love it xx

Len Gasun

Date: 12/31/2014 2:21:00 AM

My warm congratulations on your well-deserved top win and splendid Autumn poem my dear friend Harry! Hugs and cheers! Thank you so much for sharing. It's my great pleasure to read from you again. Please allow me also to greet you and your loved ones a very Happy New Year! I wish you all the best! love lots and big hugs, Leonora

John Lawless

Date: 12/29/2014 5:08:00 PM

Congrats Harry, loved the "windswept jade".

Bl Devnath

Date: 12/29/2014 11:13:00 AM

Congrats on your superb win, my lovely friend. Loved always,bl

Paul Callus

Date: 12/29/2014 5:26:00 AM

Hi Harry! You describe autumn remarkably well; lovely imagery. Congrats on much deserved top win. #7 // paul

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/28/2014 11:00:00 PM

this was one of my favorites then, and it is now as well. LOVE this. BIG congrats, harry.

Maurice Yvonne

Date: 12/28/2014 5:13:00 PM

Excellent poem Harry, congratulations on your well deserved win.

Pandita Sietesantos

Date: 12/28/2014 4:09:00 PM

What an exquisite piece - no wonder you are a first class winner! Congratulations, my friend. Pandita.

Kayod5 Kayode

Date: 12/28/2014 10:30:00 AM

Congrats on the win Harry,this is simply fantastic, I love it...huggs

Jan Allison

Date: 12/28/2014 10:21:00 AM

absolutely stunning Harry many congrats:-) Hugs Jan

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 12/28/2014 10:09:00 AM

I love the crown ending, Harry. Congratulations, on your win. Many enjoyable Autumn poem. Stop by my latest blog "Autumn's Gown" if you'd like. Always & Forever ~LINDA~

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 9/27/2012 6:26:00 AM

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Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 9/21/2012 4:06:00 AM

Congratulations Harry. I loved this one!

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 9/20/2012 10:22:00 AM

Congratulations on your very well deserved win in Russell's "Autumn Splendor" contest Harry. Love, Carol

Skat A

Date: 9/17/2012 7:05:00 AM

HARRY Congrats with your win ~SKAT

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 9/17/2012 6:15:00 AM

Congratulations harry this is lovely, made me stop and read it twice but don't like the idea of the summer losing her crown brrrr xx

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 9/16/2012 3:31:00 PM

CONGRATS HARRY LUV ON A REMARKABLE WRITE AND WIN WITH THIS EXCITING DESCRIPTION OF AUTUMN ..

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/16/2012 9:54:00 AM

Harry, yours and Jack's get my personal award for best short poems here today!! Saying so much in so few words. PURE delight!!! congrats on the win.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 9/15/2012 11:42:00 PM

Hi Harry, once again.. congratulations with your awesome imagery in Russell Sivey's " Autumn Splendor " beautiful contest. Always nice to support all contest when possible~ Good night :-* PD

Joyce Johnson

Date: 9/15/2012 2:00:00 PM

Well done and congratulations on your win, Harry. Lvoe, Joyce

Diana Dalton

Date: 9/10/2012 11:19:00 PM

love the last lone powerful end!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/10/2012 6:28:00 AM

harry, when I typed in my name with word footles, it brought me to number 15, so I figured those must have been the last ones and that's why I labeled 16 for my last footles post. I am sure I have many more stored away, but right now I can only find five more that I need to post from my personal files. Were you here a long time ago when Brian did a footle contest and introduced us to that form. I really had fun with them. I was on a car trip 2 years ago and did oodles of them that day!!!