Autumn Ways

tree leaves hued
in virtuoso 
readiness
mouthing shade
the art of kissing limbo
well knowing      they fall

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Bj Legros Kelley

Date: 7/31/2025 2:11:00 AM

Wow Paige, lovely and kind of sad....the leaves. This is hauntingly beautiful <3

Sotto Poet

Date: 7/30/2025 1:38:00 PM

Breathtaking shadorma, Paige. This is such a lovely and eerie portrayal of giving in; I adore the way the branches obscure their mouths.

Brandy Nicole

Date: 7/29/2025 7:24:00 PM

' tree leaves, kissing limbo. ' Oh yes, ' they fall. ' Your thoughts bring a smile Paige. :) I can't believe it's almost that time of year again. I'm ready. :) Many wonderful blessings to you, my dear friend. :) Hugs, Brandy

Rowena Velasco

Date: 7/28/2025 2:27:00 AM

This is stunning in its brevity, Paige. I love how the leaves ‘mouth shade’—what a beautiful, haunting image of surrender. Autumn’s grace captured perfectly!

Yann Rolland

Date: 7/26/2025 7:55:00 AM

just delicious poem, enjoyed

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 7/25/2025 10:24:00 AM

Great description of the Fall. I long for it.

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 7/25/2025 7:22:00 AM

Dear Paige, You’ve distilled fall’s philosophy into six lines: readiness, grace, and the knowing that even art must yield to gravity. It lingers. With admiration and poetic kinship, My Dear Paige, Daniel

Nette Onclaud

Date: 7/24/2025 6:59:00 PM

again you mesmerize me with your charming work...i like shadorma; did a contest on this one before!

CayCay Jennings

Date: 7/24/2025 10:55:00 AM

OH, LOOKY LOOKY AND FEEL WHAT YOU WROTE. Stunning. You did stunning. I did not do Caps intentionally. I adore the feel that 'kissing imagery' gave me. I 'embrace' your poem, Paige. I've missed ya, been MIA for several weeks. I hope all is golden in your world. Poetry hugs ... CayCay

Sotto Poet

Date: 7/24/2025 2:29:00 AM

Nicely expressed poem, Paige. Short but with wonderful layers of metaphors.