Once Upon An Autumn Night

The spool of twine grows thicker
with the winding up of days,
the garden vines, yellowed, hug the ground;
the air, intoxicated with over ripened fruit,
grows loud with strident voices, the insects' final song.
The cooled night breeze shoves us gently toward the fire
and the love-large harvest moon bends low to kiss her dying child.

Copyright, September 6, 2014
Faye Lanham Gibson
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014


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Date: 12/29/2014 12:11:00 AM
Faye, twice now I have seen your gorgeous poems tonight. A FAVE on this one!!
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Date: 12/27/2014 1:14:00 PM
such wonderful imagery - many congrats Faye:-) hugs jan xx
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Date: 12/27/2014 10:07:00 AM
FAYE, it's an honor having your poem on my winning list. Congratulations on your win in my Autumn Night's contest. A blessing it is to be back. I love nothing more than a free feeling of falling leaves drifting away at night. Thank you for the supporting one of my many soup contest. Stop by my latest blog "Together Alone" if you'd like. No problem if you don't have time. Just take this time and enjoy your win... LOVE LINDA
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Date: 9/6/2014 9:05:00 PM
Beautiful Autumn poem Faye. I'd love to sit by a fire and just daydream. Good luck on the contest.
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Date: 9/6/2014 4:08:00 PM
Faye, very lovely lament and tribute to Autumn. The last line is magnificent and could have stood on its own and won this contest.
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Date: 9/6/2014 11:43:00 AM
Wonderful imagery Faye! Good luck dear friend!
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Date: 9/6/2014 10:24:00 AM
Beautiful write, Fay, with lovely personification and imagery. This is definitely a big winner in my estimation! Pandita
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Date: 9/6/2014 8:14:00 AM
Excellent Write. I am sure this will do well in the contest.
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Date: 9/6/2014 7:52:00 AM
Oh my! Wow! I am not sure what to say. Your images and the tale they tell are amazing. This is a perfect imagist poem. HD Doolittle and William Carlos Williams move over!
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