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Autumnal Dust

Autumnal Dust At the feet of Autumn, litter of autumnal dust, Crumpled remnants - the season's still life portrait lies; Cracked and brittle shells of shady summer portraitures Gathered for a funeral pyre - one last good-bye. 10-19-20 Rithimus Divisa 10 Sponsor: Gregory Barden Taken from Skeletons of Lace 9-28-20

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Reason A. Poteet

Date: 10/26/2020 12:31:00 PM

Nice thoughts for our pondering this bold autumn day, Sam. Cheers on your placement in Greg’s contest.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/27/2020 11:49:00 AM

Hi Reason! So delightful to hear from you! Thank you for your visit and for your congratulatory message. Sending you all the best in this harvest time!

Susan Ashley

Date: 10/25/2020 7:23:00 PM

Sam, your gifted pen is more like an artist's brush in this beautiful portrait of Autumn. Your sensory imagery is impressive, especially in your last impactful line. A rhyme for Fall-time so wonderfully expressed and its placement a must for Autumnal Dust! Congratulations for your excellent win! Warmest wishes my dear friend.. ~Susan

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/27/2020 11:47:00 AM

Hello dear rhyme time friend! Thank you for your gracious compliments and email message. You always lift me up and inspire me to keep going. Your friendship is a blessing any time, in all the rhymes and every season! Sending autumn blessings to you!

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 10/25/2020 8:31:00 AM

I love the second line here Sam. Congratulations on your win! Linda

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/25/2020 11:01:00 AM

Hi Linda! Thank you for your congratulations and your message. So glad you enjoyed this excerpt. Harvest blessings my friend!

John Watt

Date: 10/25/2020 12:42:00 AM

I really like "the season's still life portrait lies", and "summer's shady portraitures" for the artistic angle. Excellent depiction of autumn as a work of art. Big congratulations for your win with Greg, my friend!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/25/2020 11:06:00 AM

Thank you! You always go right to the heart of every poem getting past the autumnal dust and into the picture being painted! Love that about your messages, dear friend! Many thanks for your congratulations! Harvest blessings. Hope you don't have to rake up too much atumnal dust!

Janice Canerdy

Date: 10/20/2020 2:14:00 PM

Very descriptive and moving, Sam. Janice

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/25/2020 10:58:00 AM

Thank you so much, Janice, for your gracious message. All the best!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 10/19/2020 12:03:00 PM

- A great description of autumn goodbye ... beautiful and sad, Sam :) - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/19/2020 12:56:00 PM

Thank you so much my friend. Autumn to me is a continuous experience of farewells and good-byes but always tinged with spring peeking around the corner. Hope you are well. Blessings