Herbstzeit / Time of Autumn

Zweige wie Filigran
verzaubern jetzt den Tag durch weiße Schleier.
Am Boden verlieren Blätter langsam ihre Farbenpracht
und nur allmählich legt sich Morgenlicht über den Rest der Nacht.

Im nahen Park jagt sich ein Rabenpaar
im Streit um ein paar Nüsse.
Jetzt ist die Zeit der Jagd.
Und übers Tal vom Wald her hört man schon zu früher Morgenstunde
der Jäger erste Schüsse.

Schon fallen tiefe Wolken schwarz
auf Straßen und auf Dächer.
Und feiner Regen zieht durch Nebelwände 
und zaubert Farben auf die Straßen grell und bunt.
Die Berge in der Ferne werfen nur noch ihre 
Schatten durch das Nebelgrau,
zu früher Morgenstund’.The Time of Autumn

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Brenches of filigree
Transform the day trough whiten haze.
Leaves are slowly losing colour on the ground 
and morning light spreads gradually over remnants of the night.

Close in the park a pair of raven chasing each other
for some nuts.
Now is the time for hunting.
Over the valley from forest one can hear already at this early hour
hunters’ first shots.

Now deep black clouds descent
to linger over streets and roofs.
And drizzling rain extends to foggy banks
producing magic colours on the streets, glaring and gay.
And distant mountains only cast shadows
through the misty grey
at early morning hour.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009



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Date: 11/16/2009 4:37:00 AM
Very descriptive of the early morning almost like the road where I live. Thanks for the comment on my work "The Magical Journey". Sometimes when looking at smooth stones from a creek bed or river one can see an outline of something that with a little artist paints can be inhanced to become what the artist sees so others can see it also. Keep writing. Sara
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Date: 11/13/2009 4:43:00 PM
Very beautiful imagery with this write, Gert !! I think you have a couple of typos though ... smile ... Line one should be branches (an "a" instead of an "e") and Line #2 the word is "through" so you've just lost the "h" is all ... smile ... hope you don't mind my pointing this out ... Sometimes when I get typing too fast I can loose letter too ... smile ...
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Date: 11/13/2009 3:23:00 PM
Hi Gert, Good to read your lovely poem today! My heart is smiling because we both wrote about ravens today. Mine is called Playful Ravens. I love the way you paint with words your story is just beautiful. Hey the ravens here in alaska are huge! It's hard to believe they can fly sometimes!Thanks for sharing. Love Light Patty
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Date: 11/13/2009 2:55:00 PM
Thanks for this journey to this wonderful early morning--beautiful--Charma
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