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Autumn 'Leaves' Me Perplexed

I love autumn - 'tis my most favorite of the seasons.
 
The harvest moon and colorful leaves are some of many reasons.

Trees that during summer provided shade and leaves of jade,

Now wear robes of red and gold so brilliantly displayed!

I'm awed as the rising sun casts its beams on neighboring trees,

Further exposing exquisite leaves dancing in the gentle breeze.

But I have a bone to pick with Mother Nature, truth be told.

Though my emerald lawn is now carpeted with pretty leaves of gold,

'Tis not especially to my liking since it is them I must rake.

'Tis neighbor's leaves that litter my lawn - and that's my bellyache!

Copyright © Robert L. Hinshaw | Year Posted 2020

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Lindsay Laurie Date: 10/16/2020 7:35:00 PM Hello Bob … yes autumn displays a wonderful mix of rustic colour and bounty of fruit but of course as the colours drop the raking begins for quite a few days - nicely written Bob - Lindsay Login to Reply

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 10/16/2020 4:59:00 PM Oh, I hope you can keep peace with your neighbor, Bob. Love the way you personify trees, giving them brightly colored robes. In Tallahassee, I had to rake every day. No leaves here at all. I miss autumn and your poem made me smile! HUgs, Carolyn Login to Reply

Panagiota Romios Date: 10/15/2020 12:15:00 PM BEAUTIFUL each line, BOB. RAKING? I forgot how fun that is. Pangie xx Login to Reply Robert L. Hinshaw Date: 10/15/2020 3:27:00 PM Thank you Pangie. Your comments and support means so much to me - Bob

Gershon Wolf Date: 10/14/2020 5:49:00 PM Ha, ha! Why not be a good neighbor, Bob? Rake those leaves into a pile, and place it right in front of your neighbor's doorstep! Season's Greetings, you know. ~ Stray Thoughts Login to Reply Robert L. Hinshaw Date: 10/15/2020 9:21:00 AM Enjoyed your comment, Gershon! See my comments to Kim. Like good neighbors I rake theirs and they rake mine. Good on you always - Bob

Kim Rodrigues Date: 10/14/2020 5:23:00 PM Love the volta at the end! We can rake our acre but it is the ache of our neighbor’s. Love it! Login to Reply Robert L. Hinshaw Date: 10/15/2020 9:19:00 AM Thanks, Kim. Its a fictional write. Actually the leaves from my trees fall on their lawns so it about evens out in the long run. Cheers - Bob

Poet Tacito Date: 10/14/2020 3:42:00 PM I LIKE THIS!! The title alone was awesome. :) This was a truly colorful piece. Login to Reply