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Quaint Allure

The summer breeze whispers goodbye
 As leaves quiver to its mournful sigh
 Beneath a somber platinum sky
 The perfume from jasmine drifts by

 Autumn's quaint allure belies its sullen mood
 Keeping its poise as seasons unfold
 It's "indian summer" days are winter's prelude
 Caught in a quandary between seasons hot and cold
 
 But autumn's visage shows no penance for summer's end
 As waves rise with the wind by the quay
 The flames of the dying sun soon descend
 As summer slowly fades away

  2-14-21
 Mind Your P's and Q's Contest
 Sponsor: Michelle Faulkner |

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Joanna Daniel Date: 3/9/2021 7:12:00 PM Lovely poem, congratulations on your win, Joseph:) Login to Reply

Linda Alice Fowler Date: 3/8/2021 6:10:00 AM Beautifully written Joesph. :) Congratulations on the win! Linda Login to Reply

Beata Agustin Date: 3/8/2021 4:07:00 AM Wow! Congrats! Delightful and delighting from the start til the end. God bless you. Login to Reply

Vijay Pandit Date: 3/7/2021 4:59:00 AM It was a pleasure to read this poem again--wonderful tone and flow. BIG congrats on your first place, Joseph. Login to Reply

Jan Allison Date: 3/6/2021 4:09:00 PM No wonder this got top billing joseph the imagery is exquisite, adding it to my faves it is a joy to read:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply

Paula Goldsmith Date: 3/6/2021 9:39:00 AM Congratulations for your win. A beautiful autumn write. Love your ending, "As summer slowly fades away." Have a blessed day........................ Login to Reply

Michelle Faulkner Date: 3/6/2021 9:00:00 AM Joseph, I love how you evoked the passage of summer to autumn, especially 'beneath a somber platinum sky' and 'quandary between seasons hot and cold' - a unique interpretation of the required words, congratulations for your first place win! Login to Reply Joseph May Date: 3/6/2021 7:40:00 PM Thank you so much for my top placement Michelle..

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 3/3/2021 10:32:00 AM We have to go through the bad and unwanted to reach the other side - warm summer evenings , lying on the lawn with your loved one counting the stars and so much much more. a wonderful write and exquisite poetic phrases. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer. Login to Reply

Eve Roper Date: 2/28/2021 8:04:00 PM Love the line , Autumn's visage shows no penance", Joseph, good luck in the contest. Thank you for your visit on my poem, “ Harbinger Birds of Spring” and leaving a wonderful compliment and congratulations. Hugs Eve Login to Reply

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri Date: 2/19/2021 2:22:00 AM You bid farewell to summer in a fine wry awesome way, but the imagery of jasmines and dying sun was fabulously sketched. Winter is actually exotic for us. Kudos for an awesome poem!!! ............-------_____....... Plz do read and comment my newest poem too. Login to Reply Joseph May Date: 2/21/2021 11:50:00 AM Thank you

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 2/17/2021 4:52:00 PM I don't mind summer fading as long as I got the promise of its sweet return. This year more then ever, I am longing for its beautiful gift of heat. Nicely penned, gl in the contest, Joseph Login to Reply Joseph May Date: 2/21/2021 11:49:00 AM Thank you Vie

Andrea Dietrich Date: 2/16/2021 1:44:00 PM this is utterly fantastic. I think my favorite one I've seen yet in this contest! Login to Reply Joseph May Date: 2/16/2021 7:43:00 PM Thank you Andrea..

Harry Horsman Date: 2/15/2021 10:26:00 PM Wow, excellent poetry, Joseph.Love the flowing rhythm as summer slowly fades away. Login to Reply Joseph May Date: 2/16/2021 7:42:00 PM Thank you Harry

Akkina Downing Date: 2/15/2021 9:37:00 PM This is gorgeous! The seasons blend with beautiful imagery. I love it and best wishes for the contest... Login to Reply Joseph May Date: 2/16/2021 7:42:00 PM Thank you Akkina..

Constance La France Date: 2/15/2021 12:36:00 PM Joseph, you have penned a wonderful poem for Michelle's contest, best of luck _Constance Login to Reply Joseph May Date: 2/15/2021 3:06:00 PM Thank you Constance

Heidi Sands Date: 2/15/2021 6:58:00 AM Excellent poem , smoothly written Joseph. I love the last stanza :) Login to Reply Joseph May Date: 2/15/2021 10:33:00 AM Thank you Heidi, hugs

Vijay Pandit Date: 2/15/2021 6:13:00 AM I like how you blended emotions into images of changing seasons. Your rhymes flow seamlessly with the given words to tell a cohesive story. All the best, Joseph. Login to Reply Joseph May Date: 2/15/2021 10:33:00 AM Thank you Vijay

Victor Buhagiar Date: 2/14/2021 10:55:00 PM A lovely quaint, to be sure. In Malta we have a short Indian summer but then the elements unleash their bad temper. ~~ Login to Reply Joseph May Date: 2/15/2021 5:33:00 AM Thank you Victor..

Brandy Nicole Date: 2/14/2021 9:11:00 PM "Caught in a quandary between seasons hot and cold" I agree. Seems it is warm one day and cold the next. Winter touches my world now. Soon, Spring will arrive. I am patiently waiting. :) Brandy Login to Reply Joseph May Date: 2/15/2021 5:32:00 AM Thank you Brandy, hugs

Alexis Y. Date: 2/14/2021 8:52:00 PM Hi Joseph, You used the chosen words to write a good entry for the contest. Well done. Best wishes in the contest. Have a great evening:-) Alexis Login to Reply Joseph May Date: 2/15/2021 5:32:00 AM Thank you so much Alexis