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Autumn Chant

Autumn Chant Grey autumn oaks chant sad airs In the east of darkling day; Dirge winds blow through barren boughs Tuneless symphonies. 10-2-20 Writing Challenge - Dodoitsu Constance La France

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John Watt

Date: 10/14/2020 10:38:00 PM

Well, my friend, you took a 'chants' and you won again. Double play of congrats around the horn, 5-4-3 to end the inning. Nothing better than October baseball!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/20/2020 11:48:00 AM

Thank you baseball buddy! This is a fun form - a little less restrictive that traditional haiku - like the rule change. Will be glued to the set tonight for the opening game of the World Series :). Guess which team we are rooting for? :>

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/12/2020 12:27:00 PM

a belated congrats on this gem, Sam.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/20/2020 11:43:00 AM

A much belated message of gratitude, my friend. Thank you for putting up with my delayed response to your congratulations. Somehow I am way behind. All the best!

Jan Allison

Date: 10/6/2020 3:30:00 PM

beautiful in its sadness, many congratulations on your win Sam:-) hugs Jan xx

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/7/2020 11:10:00 AM

Thank you so much Jan for your wonderful compliment and your congratulatory note. I feel this sadness after we have harvested our apple trees and they look so bare. But, I always remember they are hibernating for spring! Sending back bushels of harvest hugs!

John Watt

Date: 10/5/2020 4:40:00 PM

I hope your chant and symphony will be 'raking' in a win, my friend!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/7/2020 11:07:00 AM

Thank you my symphonic friend! The instruments are tuning up for the final "series" of the year! Hoping for chants of victory for the "Pads!" Sending happier chants of blessings!

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 10/5/2020 10:56:00 AM

SAM A VIVID PICTURE OF AUTUMN MY FRIEND, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WIN - A WONDERFUL WRITE. BLESSINGS AND HUGS, jENNIFER.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/5/2020 12:10:00 PM

Thank you so much my friend for your congratulations and your visit. Autumn, with all of its color, always leaves a vivid footprint for me. It is an ever changing picture of change. Hope all is well. Sending bundles of autumn blessings, hugs and an elbow bump!

Constance La France

Date: 10/5/2020 7:45:00 AM

Sam, congratulations on your win in my Dodoitsu Writing Challenge with this wonderful poem _Constance

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/5/2020 11:47:00 AM

Thank you Constance not only for your congratulatory message but for your placement. So grateful. This was such a fun contest - not only the seasonal theme but writing in this new form. Enjoyed it very much! Blessings to you and thank you again! Hugs...

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 10/4/2020 11:39:00 AM

- Congratulations on your beautiful poem, Sam :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/5/2020 12:05:00 PM

Thank you Anne-Lise! There is a "tuneless" side to autumn as it stretches into winter. So glad you have been able to get outside into the fresh and crisp air of autumn! sending hugs back.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/3/2020 5:56:00 PM

GREAT use of the form this is! I love it , Sam

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/5/2020 12:03:00 PM

Thank you Andrea! It is a fun form - a little expansion on the haiku with a few added syllables. So happy that you loved it. Thant means a lot! The Wasatch must be beautiful especially after your first snow! Sending you October blessings my friend!

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 10/2/2020 9:34:00 PM

This is a wonderful poem, Sam. I love your beautiful expressions, such as, tuneless symphonies! Best wishes for the contest.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/5/2020 11:55:00 AM

So glad you liked this Evelyn. Thank you for your ever encouraging words and your best wishes! All the best to you - sending you colorful blessings of October!

Tom Cunningham

Date: 10/2/2020 8:05:00 PM

Enjoyed your verse Sam, my favourite season Over Fork Over Good luck Tom

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/4/2020 1:18:00 PM

So glad you enjoyed this write, Tom! Thank you for your visit and always encouraging words! Even though I miss summer, I do love autumn and all that it holds. Sounds like you had a great trip. Welcome home! Over Fork Over.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/2/2020 7:49:00 PM

In the east of darkling days! Nice wording.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/5/2020 11:53:00 AM

Thank you Kim. This was a fun one to write. I really like the dodoitsu format. October hugs...

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 10/2/2020 7:19:00 PM

There is a melancholy about fall, your 'tuneless symphonies' capture that so eloquently, best wishes in the contest, Sam!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/5/2020 11:51:00 AM

Thank you Michelle. There is a sadness about fall as the warm weather leaves and the chill sets in. I guess the fall color is a consolation prize that helps us transition to the hibernation, and hope, in winter. From the forecast looks like the October rains will be starting. Sending you positive thoughts and hugs my friend.

Daniel Turner

Date: 10/2/2020 4:40:00 PM

I know nothing about the form but the verse is a beauty, Sam. Good luck!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/5/2020 11:32:00 AM

Thank you Daniel. It was a fun form to work with - a longer version of a haiku. Loved your visit. Hope you are doing well. So glad you liked this write. All the best!

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 10/2/2020 2:54:00 PM

It really is sad to see the leaves stripped from the trees' "barren boughs." Thank goodness spring always arrives in sweet pastel hues. When I lived up north, winters seemed to last forever, Sam. Now it's the summer that seems endless. This is a beautiful dodoitsu. Surely a winner, my friend. Hugs, Carolyn

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/5/2020 11:30:00 AM

Thank you so much my friend. I agree. Sometimes winter just doesn't want to leave and this summer, for us, just lingers! Hoping for rain next weekend. I enjoyed working with this form. Hope you and your family are doing well. Blessings Carolyn. Returning your hugs with an elbow bump!