Autumn Splendour

Go love your rainbow falling from trees
Your spectral forests stripped of leaves
Stark branches fingering the sun's eye
The little deciduous garden waiting to die, and dappled ground appalled 
I will praise the days of fainting breeze
The hurricanes swallowed by the fog, my shack at ease
I will praise the days of sea's white gnashing
At the gull swirling above the perilous fish
And the children tumulting in larval greed of freedom
As they come home from school. For dappled days, praise!


Autumn Splendour by David Smalling
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Brown Avatar
September 20, 2012 at 10:31 AM
Congratulations on your very well deserved win in Russell's "Autumn Splendor" contest David. Love, Carol
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September 17, 2012 at 7:09 AM
DAVID Congrats with your win ~SKAT
A   Avatar
September 15, 2012 at 11:45 PM
David.. congratulations with your awesome imagery in Russell Sivey's " Autumn Splendor " beautiful contest. Always nice to support all contest when possible~ Good night :-* PD
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September 15, 2012 at 2:17 PM
Congratulations David. Love, Joyce
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September 7, 2012 at 8:48 AM
wonderful Write David...everyday is full of praise and all are priceless :) thanks for this nice share ...wish you have a great weekend :) luv SK
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September 7, 2012 at 8:30 AM
enjoyed reading today!! Well done inspriational write!
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