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Born In November

Birthdays, 1957-`66. Brown and gray, dead leaves allastray, stalks wither in mourning, pumpkins slayed. Dark at 5, little time to play, clocks retreat, set back to save. A gift wrapped football! Surprise! Again? What`s that make Ma?, 9 or 10? Just finish your cake and when you`re through, homework then bed, tomorrow there`s school. Birthdays in Autumn, of which I'm a member. 70 in a row now, all in November.

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 4/28/2018 4:21:00 AM

Congratulations on your win, Charlie. I really like the way this poem works itself up to a glorious ending.

Charlie Knowlton
Date: 4/29/2018 8:49:00 AM

Thanks Caren, for reading and liking my poems.

Eve Roper

Date: 4/25/2018 9:08:00 PM

Congratulations on your win, Charlie, ..Hugs Eve ~`*

Charlie Knowlton
Date: 4/25/2018 9:46:00 PM

thank you so much Eve. I hoped you liked it.

Susan Gentry

Date: 4/25/2018 5:27:00 PM

Congratulations on your win with your birthday memories. Another coincidence... mine do that too, every October. :))

Charlie Knowlton
Date: 4/25/2018 6:31:00 PM

Thank you Susan, for reading , relating to, and appreciating being born in the Fall.

Line Gauthier

Date: 4/25/2018 10:40:00 AM

Charlie, congrats on your placement with your humorous poem. I suspect you are a bit like my sister who remembers barely anything from her childhood while others remember details so vividly. So strange how we process differently.

Charlie Knowlton
Date: 4/25/2018 11:21:00 AM

Thank you!…Not sure it`s good for them to encourage me. lol.