Autumn Leaves

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Now my posh palette is laid waste. Winter, winding its way to fore, lays its whiteness at my front door. Vivid colors become murky paste and lose their hue with rash haste. My parquet is covered with hoar. Other – Sextilla: (1) Six-line stanzas of eight-syllable lines rhymed either aabccb or ababcc…poetscollective.org *(2) A Sp. stanza form of six octosyllabic or shorter lines. In the classic period, the usual rhyme scheme was abbaab...oxfordreference.com

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Speaks Volumes

Date: 12/7/2022 8:25:00 PM

Love the picture you bring to my mind Linda. Thank you.

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 12/8/2022 4:59:00 AM

Thank you Wendy!

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 12/7/2022 12:21:00 PM

Love love that last line! Wow!

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 12/7/2022 12:42:00 PM

Thanks for the enthusiastic comments Kim! Linda

Vijay Pandit

Date: 12/7/2022 10:49:00 AM

Vibrant images adorn your poem, Linda. Much enjoyed.

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 12/7/2022 10:55:00 AM

Many thanks Vijay my friend. I appreciate your comments:) Linda

Tom Cunningham

Date: 12/7/2022 8:27:00 AM

Love the imagery Linda, we had our first big frost today, a sign his big brother isn't far behind. A new form I hadn't heard of. Tom

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 12/7/2022 10:54:00 AM

Thank you Tom. We are still in the 70s here in East Texas - should get a little cooler next week. I've tried a couple of sextilla forms. I like it. :)