Beauty In a Fall Afternoon

The winds have turned tempestuous
Gold and scarlet trees whip and sway
Our feet scurry through the leaves
Finding shelter under the porch 
I lose my direction in the clouds
And fill the void with new dreams
Summer's dust is banished...
Cleansed by sound of raindrops

I exhale as you stroke my hair
There is something new in the air
The sound of it comforts me
And I lean back into your arms
You take my hand, and open it
Then lift it up to your lips
With a delicate kiss
Soft as the rain that falls

You lead me away from the view
A sweet honeysuckle fragrance
Is coming through the window
Afternoon slips gently away
And while the sun goes to relax
And is coupled with the moon
We find our lost springtime 
In a fall afternoon



Inspired by Catie's "focus on syllable" contest...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010


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Date: 3/26/2011 10:01:00 PM
So beautiful, CAtie. Congrats on your getting thru round one. Are you not a premium member? I would expect to see you with three poems in the finals!!
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Date: 3/9/2011 4:09:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through round one of PoetrySoup's contest. The best to you in the finals Carrie. Love Carol
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Date: 3/7/2011 12:45:00 PM
Many congrats on your first round success Carrie - luv Janette
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Date: 3/6/2011 6:55:00 PM
Congrats Carrie on your first round success in the Poetry Soup contest luv.. good luck...
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Date: 3/6/2011 5:50:00 PM
just lovely if only we all had more of these memories CONGRAD's on this charmer making it through round 1! You're the bomb! Light & love
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Date: 12/14/2010 7:26:00 AM
Hi Carrie; amazing imagery... I felt the love and tenderness shine through this write. Congrats on your feature! Lay
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Date: 12/14/2010 3:36:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week on PoetrySoup Carrie. Love, Carol
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Date: 12/13/2010 5:26:00 PM
Oh Carrie..you are such a great poet. This slips so beautifully off the tongue. Congrats on being featured..BG
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Date: 12/13/2010 3:37:00 PM
Beautiful stuff, Carrie. I just relaxed and enjoyed. Congrats on the selection. Love, Dave
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Date: 12/12/2010 4:55:00 PM
Congrats Carrie on your featured poem this week on the Soup.. a wonderful one to share with us all with luv my friend...
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Date: 11/7/2010 8:22:00 AM
Congrats Carrie on another amazing win in the syllables contest with this awesome entry ..enjoy sweet victory once again my friend with lots of luv..
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Date: 11/6/2010 12:51:00 PM
Congratulations Carrie, on your beautiful poem's placement in the top te3n. Agape, Moses
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Date: 11/6/2010 10:01:00 AM
Congratulations on your win Carrie in Catie's contest "Focus on Syllables". Love, Carol
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Date: 11/6/2010 8:01:00 AM
Congratulations on this well deserved win, carrie
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Date: 11/6/2010 7:51:00 AM
I can feel the freshness of a fall day in your words, Carrie -- sights, sounds and smells create the perfect mood. Congratulations on your win in Catie's contest! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 10/14/2010 3:48:00 PM
Good luck in the contest..I didn't count the syllables but it is very expressive and descriptive...Sara
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Date: 10/13/2010 5:13:00 PM
You have brought out a beauty in this write, Carrie
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Date: 10/13/2010 4:03:00 PM
Hi Carrie I think this is beautiful.Some aspects give a definite picture of Autumn.Yet you have subtly woven in the scenario of two people in love.You leave it to our imagination with your last two lines.Very nice mmm luv June(Sylvia)
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