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Autumn - ::Published::

Autumn

She shakes her auburn hair
And Summer's loss is Winter's gain
The heartbreak moment
Here again.

A beauty tempting to the eyes
Her backdrop; painted vivid, scarlet skies
She breezes in like dancing Ginger 
On reddened carpet, the silent seasonal swinger.

Whispering her intention to all who will listen
On slippery ground her garments glisten.
The naked tree  exposed and bare
Stands shameless in the streetlight's stare.

And all the voices in the town 
Becry denuded Summer's gown. 
The  green is lost. The seamless lushness 
Replaced by Wintery shapeless toughness.

And yet, with all the withered fronds,
The fallen desires of that which belongs, 
A hidden motivation starts
To teach our fickle, sun-lust hearts..

That while we long for sunlight's haze, 
And mourn the loss of Summer's gaze,
We find that deep within our sorrow
A golden promise of tomorrow.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Gauthier Avatar
February 15, 2021 at 12:14 PM
A pleasure to find your beautiful poem published in the 2020 PS Anthology, Christopher~
Grieves Avatar
June 22, 2023 at 6:40 AM
There are a number of reasons why this is a favourite of mine - glad to have made it in :)
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