Jenna Logan Poet Rhyme

Autumn - Constanza

Autumn winds chant a soulful tune
Elusive songs they choose to play
as maple branches bend and sway

Aspen trees drop their leaves too soon
Hues of umber, amber and gold
as seasonal changes unfold

Across forest floors they are strewn
Russet carpets to lie upon
when in repose a sigh is drawn

Then comes the sad cries of a loon
Haunting sounds foreshadowing death
She calls her mate with one last breath

Like withered leaves, a life was hewn
Taken from loved ones in the night
A cherished soul risen in flight

Pale light spills from a sallow moon
Beneath its glow we weep and mourn
Grief pierces like a sharpened thorn

Autumn winds chant a soulful tune
Aspen trees drop their leaves too soon
Across forest floors they are strewn
Then comes the sad cries of a loon
Like withered leaves, a life was hewn
Pale light spills from a sallow moon


September 19, 2022
In Remembrance of Connie - Autumn Theme Contest
Sponsored by Suzanne Delaney

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Christuraj Alex October 22, 2022 at 5:45 AM "Taken from loved ones in the night A cherished soul risen in flight" - beautiful together with other lines. Congratulations! Jenna Logan October 22, 2022 at 5:58 AM She was cherished, and now her memory will be immortalized in our poetry. Thank you, Chris.

Suzanne Delaney October 21, 2022 at 12:49 PM Thankyou Jenna……for taking part in this tribute to Connie with your beautiful Autumn Constanza. You have captured the sadness of our loss in the most poignant of lines, Blessings, SuZ Jenna Logan October 22, 2022 at 5:57 AM It was a pleasure to memorialize Connie with our loving words, written in her form. Thank you, Suz.

Valsa George September 21, 2022 at 5:52 AM A beautiful poem doing full justice to the departed soul and in accordance with the spirit of autumn . The last stanza is just matchless! Jenna Logan September 21, 2022 at 6:00 AM Thank you, Valsa. I appreciate you letting me know what you liked most.

John Watt September 20, 2022 at 4:56 PM Jenna, a fitting and touching tribute both to autumn and to Connie. Soulful throughout, but I love how you delicately use the cries of the loon to shift our thoughts from the treasures of autumn to "the cherished soul risen in flight." Gorgeous writing in the Constanza form and a lovely melancholy message, going in my faves ~ John Jenna Logan September 21, 2022 at 6:00 AM I truly admired Connie and we'll all terribly miss her. I wanted to write something a bit personal about her and the season she loved most. Thank you for your kind words and for faving this one, John. I'm grateful that you have.

Arlo Parker September 19, 2022 at 10:39 PM Your piece is wonderfully crafted and certainly has layers of universality. You note it's for Miss Connie (most respectful) but I expect she would immediately recognize it's charm and poignancy. POTD soon? Contest winner no doubt. :o) Jenna Logan September 20, 2022 at 2:25 AM Thank you for your kind sentiments, Arlo. Writing a Constanza tribute for Connie is reward enough. I don’t think of POTD as an honor because the way in which it’s chosen is flawed. The Soup Fairy doesn’t approve of me.

Michael Tor September 19, 2022 at 11:09 AM Connie can appreciate this beautiful poem of yours Jenna. You honor her in this poem. God bless you for it... Jenna Logan September 19, 2022 at 12:18 PM Thank you very much, Michael. I'm grateful for your kind acknowledgement.

Beryl Edmonds September 19, 2022 at 9:44 AM Beautiful words Jenna in a wonderful tribute to honour the lovely poetess Connie. May Connie sleep in heavenly peace… Belle Jenna Logan September 19, 2022 at 12:18 PM Thank you, Belle. Connie was shining star.

Tom Cunningham September 19, 2022 at 9:23 AM Connie is looking down smiling at all these lovely tributes in the form she created she had such a warm personality and was friendly and supportive of everyone. Have read some gems for this contest this one included, well written Jenna. Tom Jenna Logan September 19, 2022 at 12:18 PM I've no doubt she'd be proud of the many poets who are using her invented form, if only she knew. Thank you so very much for liking mine and the others, Tom.

L Milton Hankins September 19, 2022 at 9:00 AM Your poem, Jenna, is an absolutely exquisite tribute to Connie. She would be most proud of you for writing this beautiful poem in honor of her life and her poetry. Your phrasing is superb. I loved it. Jenna Logan September 19, 2022 at 9:16 AM Milt, thank you for the kind comments on my lines as they try to honor Connie. She was such a positive influence on so many poets. Her contributions to Poetry Soup were many, and she is already terribly missed.