Autumn Colors

The glistening yellow sun shines down upon the golden brown fields harvested today.
Our gardens are cleared of the red, green, yellow vegetables and our canning is underway.
As we look across the orchard the pickers are on the last of the apples to be picked and sold.
The rustic color of the leaves are beginning to furl and we remember that fall has been born again.
As the sun sets it looks as if a fire was set to the orange, yellow, brown, red and green leaves.
A light breeze sets in and we hear a rustle as the leaves drop lazily upon the once green grass, as we drift off to sleep.

Written for: Russell Sivey's "Autumn, Fall Colors Contest"
Written on: 08/16/2012 By: Carol Brown
2nd Place Winner
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Gauthier Avatar
February 4, 2021 at 8:58 PM
Beautiful imagery. Lovely to find your poem published in the 2020 PS Anthology~
Joyce Avatar
January 30, 2014 at 6:41 AM
what a lovely poem :))..great imagery:))
A   Avatar
January 11, 2013 at 9:30 PM
Another beautiful poem... love the lightness...pd
Murray Avatar
November 9, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Enchanting poem Carol. Makes me think of the 'good ole' days' when leife was simple and nature filled our senses with her beauty
Rabary-Andriamanday Avatar
October 1, 2012 at 2:10 AM
I love the colours. And sunshine is always there. God bless your gift. Love, Hanitra
Suzadail Jr. Avatar
September 28, 2012 at 8:39 PM
Beautiful season put into poetic form.
Anish Avatar
September 11, 2012 at 1:50 PM
Congratulations on your finish in the contest. This poem serves as a good introduction to the glamorous season of fall. Peace & Love Matthew Anish
Brown Avatar
August 30, 2012 at 5:35 AM
Thank you all for your kind comments and congratulations on this piece. They are always greatly appreciated. Love, Carol
Pulok Avatar
August 29, 2012 at 1:37 PM
awesome poem .............. all the bees will stars fight for seat of every word of this poem for honey.
Merryman Avatar
August 26, 2012 at 7:45 PM
Carol, congrats on your win with this wonderful, descriptive write! Love, Kim
Sweetheart Avatar
August 26, 2012 at 8:26 AM
congrats Carol on a glorious win for a lovely vivid adventure into Autumn colors .. thankxx for your thoughts and prayers too .. hope to bounce back asap
May Avatar
August 25, 2012 at 7:31 AM
congrats on your win Carol
Arowolo Avatar
August 25, 2012 at 3:45 AM
Wonderful descriptive write,Carol...Congratulations on your win..Great job....
Long Avatar
August 22, 2012 at 5:11 AM
I am canning right now preparing for the winter.. It isn't so bad. I liked your poem.. have a great day!!
Guzzi Avatar
August 21, 2012 at 2:43 PM
Really good one! You must be so smart to do canning!, maybe break the lines a bit different hon? [after down line 1, at red, line 3, tree line 5..see?] xxoo Light & Love
Scott Avatar
August 21, 2012 at 12:19 PM
I THINK I ALREADY POST COMMENT ON THIS ONE BUT AGAIN i WAS COMPELLD TO READ AGAIN THANKYOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS CAROL XX DAVID SCOTT AND I LOVE YOUR PICTURE
Horsman Avatar
August 21, 2012 at 7:16 AM
love this Carol, good luck in contest.
Song Avatar
August 20, 2012 at 4:10 PM
Carol--All this beauty described AND just 40 miles away!! Wish you could post a pic of this colorful scene! I can smell the apples on the trees and see the illuminous foliage too! Enjoyed! gwendolen
Macmillan Avatar
August 19, 2012 at 9:59 PM
Lovely, Carol. I'm sure Russell will love this! You really caught the colours. Sigh. I just managed to get a poem ready for your raindrops contest and I must have missed it. Double checking, is it possible to enter it or too late? Thanks, Cyndi
Sanders Avatar
August 19, 2012 at 12:00 PM
This poem reminds me of something I wrote years ago, but your poem is alot better. "Darkened by my path of Auturn apples"
Horne Avatar
August 19, 2012 at 8:35 AM
beautiful write, Carol. Hope your weekend is a good one : )
Onclaud Avatar
August 19, 2012 at 1:57 AM
splash of hues fill up this beautiful pagem carol.. lovely!... winning huggs!.:)
Gooden Avatar
August 18, 2012 at 8:33 PM
This indeed a colorful scene- the colors of life. All the best in the contest Carol.
Croft Avatar
August 18, 2012 at 6:17 PM
good luck in russell's contest and thank you for your comments
Alvez Avatar
August 18, 2012 at 12:41 PM
Lovely verse! Cynthia
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