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Heart of Autumn

heart of autumn

heart of autumn waits
 not pacing with anxious steps ~
  chrysanthemums nod

calls of soaring geese
 echo through dusk coral skies ~
  early darkness sighs

wind heralds long nights
 for fallow fields of gold chaff ~
  rain tarantellas

hazy sunlight fades
 fall shadows stretch across fields ~
  red shades of whimsy

autumn spins magic
 in hues of umber scarlet ~
  hedgehogs find warm dens

9-29-22

Copyright © Sam Kauffman | Year Posted 2022

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Lisa Ricci Date: 10/7/2022 2:43:00 AM Good Morning Sam. Allow me to say you are a skilled poet and it was an honor turning to your page and entries this morning. Your execution is wonderful and very much poetry. May autumn always spin her magic (smile). Thank you for sharing. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 10/10/2022 2:28:00 PM Lisa, thank you so much! It is a joy to share writing among friends and other poets! I am so happy you liked this poem. Autumn seems to bring out something special for all poets. It has, as you say, a magic all of its own! Sending you all the blessings of the autumn season!

Kim Rodrigues Date: 10/3/2022 11:48:00 AM Beautiful! Love: rain tarantellas! Cool! Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 10/4/2022 10:05:00 AM Heartfelt thanks for your lovely message Kim! I love to watch autumn dance in rainstorms and falling leaves! Have been having fun with haikus :) Sending you all the blessings of the season.

Valsa George Date: 10/2/2022 11:05:00 PM Your autumn haiku series have spun real magic, Sam. So lovely are the 'nodding chrysantemums, the coral skies and fallow fields of gold chaff' ! Your golden quill spills beautiful autumn shades. Congratulations dear Sam on your win. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 10/3/2022 9:20:00 AM Dear Valsa, sending you a heartfelt thank you! Autumn is such a magic season waving a wand of pure enchantment and grace over all of nature. Only our wonderfully whimsical God would think to turn a green leaf orange! Blessings of beauty to you dear friend!

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 10/2/2022 9:59:00 AM - Congratulations on your win, Sam :) Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 10/2/2022 7:40:00 PM Hi Anne-Lise! Thank you so much. It is so fun to share our love of autumn, Have been enjoying your haikus. How is your project coming? Blessings and a hug.

Jo Chamberlain Date: 10/2/2022 8:11:00 AM Great imagery, I love autumn so vibrant, so inspiring. Congratulations on your winning placement. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 10/2/2022 7:35:00 PM Joanna, many thanks. I am with you in your love for autumn. Every day seems to have some new hidden treasure to experience. I agree, It is vibrant and inspiring. Sending you all the blessings of this awesome season.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 10/1/2022 10:49:00 AM Outstanding haiku set, Sam. I really loved reading these. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 10/2/2022 7:27:00 PM Andrea thank you so much. Autumn is such an amazing time of year. When I think of fall I remember autumn in the mountains. How wonderful for you to be so close to the mountains to see them breath in their autumnal dance. Autumn blessings.

Jim Slaughter Date: 10/1/2022 9:52:00 AM These are really quite lovely, Sam. I hope those hedgehogs find good cozy spots. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 10/2/2022 6:38:00 PM Jim, thank you so much! Autumn is such an amazing season of constantly changing pictures - truly a seasonal kaleidoscope of delights. Autumnal blessings to you!

Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 9/30/2022 11:15:00 AM Exquisite portraits masterfully painted by your inspiring pen, my dearest friend, Sam. Blessings! Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 10/2/2022 6:36:00 PM Thank you so much dear Demetrios. Autumn is a never ending canvass of wonderful images and metaphors! Sending you many blessings dear friend.

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 9/30/2022 10:15:00 AM - Beautiful atuumn Haikus, Sam ... haiku is one of my favorite forms :) - Have a wonderful weekend :) - hugs Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 9/30/2022 10:33:00 AM Anne-Lise, thank you so much! I have really enjoyed learning to write haiku and, like you, it's one of my favorite forms. For someone, like me, born with the loquacious gene the challenge of precise language in images and personification is one I embrace with great joy. I have been enjoying your haikus! Have a wonderful weekend. With a little heat wave coming it is not going to be anything but fall like here for a couple of days. Take care. Blessings and hugs.

Panagiota Romios Date: 9/29/2022 1:36:00 PM No kidding, Sam… you are a master at this form. Stunningly beautiful! Many write these, but you? An artist with a pen. I try but they are not my genre of expression. They are yours. And a special thanks for not sneaking by with one BUT…a full five?? You are amazing**** Pangie xx Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 10/6/2022 9:42:00 AM Hi Pangie, I was checking emails this am and realized I had missed your beautiful feedback! Please forgive my late response! Thank you dear friend. Tom Cunningham encouraged me when I was learning to write haiku and showed me how to do a haiku chain. I would love to do the same with you. For me haiku is a chance to develop imagery and personification both of which you write beautifully. Hope you are doing well my friend. It's finally beginning to feel like fall. Praying for rain! Sending you all the blessings of the season! :)"