Nature Glows In Autumn

Across the meadow of goldenrod blooms,
I listen as Autumn's wind sings a melody.
A sweet song for the soul in majestic notes
as withering leaves tumble to the ground
creating a lush carpet of russet and scarlet.

Cattails have dried along the pond's edge.
I hear morning songbirds as they take wing,
upon long flights to a milder climate. 
I shiver from the slight chill in the air
but soon the sun's fingers will touch me.
I'll welcome their warmth and to it I'll cling.

I've arrived at the orchard, with basket in hand.
Apples to become pies, await my picking.
It's the time of harvesting ripened fields.
In every view of Autumn, I see nature's glow.

Autumn paints her canvas with bold colors
and her beauty abounds upon Mother Earth.
It's a bittersweet season of cascading leaves,
but one whose scenes are etched in my mind.
It's the gloriously golden time of the year.


December 17, 2022
Still-Life Autumn Scene Contest
Sponsor: Eve Roper

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022



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Date: 1/6/2023 6:47:00 PM
Congratulations! Gorgeously penned!
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Date: 12/29/2022 9:25:00 AM
Congratulations on your win. A lovely write. I love your line, "It's the gloriously golden time of the year." Great ending. Have a Blessed/Healthy/Great New Year 2023............
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Date: 12/28/2022 9:20:00 PM
A very beautiful work. Congratulations!
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Date: 12/28/2022 5:55:00 PM
Jenna, congratulations on your win. Many blessings to you
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Date: 12/18/2022 5:48:00 PM
So very soothing Jenna, so very beautiful.
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Date: 12/17/2022 2:12:00 PM
Wonderful, filled with life's goodness.
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Date: 12/17/2022 11:51:00 AM
This one is quite beautiful Jenna, and works so well in free verse too, autumnal imagery is so colourful and off the scale, reminds me of the song Forever Autumn by Justin Hayward from (War of the worlds), another class act, cheers David
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Jenna Logan
Date: 12/17/2022 12:08:00 PM
Thank you ever so much for the comparison, David. I dwindle in that thought, but grateful that you found it to be beautiful. I am a rhymer but felt rhyming would hem my lines in to extol the depth of such an Autumn day.
Date: 12/17/2022 11:23:00 AM
You take the reader on a beautiful autumn stroll Jenna, my favourite season without a doubt. Now about a piece of apple pie that you're going to bake lol. Enjoy your weekend
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Jenna Logan
Date: 12/17/2022 11:25:00 AM
You don't get a slice, Tom. You get the whole pie! Thanks for walking with me on that glorious golden day.
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