October

Only now I realise that summer has finished
Cold mornings and foggy skies
The early evening light diminished
Orange leaves dance like butterflies
Baked pumpkins, carved faces
Excited children, ghostly places
Reward with treats or a trick in store.

Tricia Lucas-Clarke
For contest -  Fall
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Johnson Avatar
September 8, 2011 at 11:23 PM
Acrostic and rhyme. good. Great win. Joyce
Ramage Avatar
September 7, 2011 at 11:36 PM
Yes, that's fall. Congratulations on your win. Lee
Mehta Avatar
September 7, 2011 at 9:53 PM
Congratulations on the win in the contest of carol,tricia
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September 7, 2011 at 7:57 PM
Congrats on your winning work..Sara
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September 7, 2011 at 4:52 PM
Hey, wonderful, this! Liked the unforced rhyme- natural flow of time (summer first line, last day of october last line) and you baked those pumpkins, too! Congrats on the win! Cyndi
Williams Avatar
September 7, 2011 at 1:49 PM
hey Tricia congrats on your win..David
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September 7, 2011 at 1:13 PM
Enjoyed your creative description of October, my favorite month, and the children preparing for Halloween, Tricia. Congratulations on your win in Carol's contest! Love, Carolyn
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September 7, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Tricia, Congratulations on your second place in the Carol's "FALL IS AROUND THE CORNE." A great pleasure to see your poem in a worthy place. Agape, Moses
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September 7, 2011 at 11:05 AM
Congratulations on your placement in the "FALL IS AROUND THE CORNER" poetry contest sponsored by Carol Brown. CR
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September 7, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Congrats Tricia on second place win with this cool write on Fall luv..
Brown Avatar
September 7, 2011 at 10:36 AM
Congratulations on your placement in my contest Tricia. Love, Carol
Brown Avatar
September 2, 2011 at 7:12 AM
Thank you for supporting my contest Tricia. Love, Carol
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