Sidney Beck Poet Acrostic

September

SEPTEMBER


Sneaking a few minutes from each day’s waning sun
Each sunrise is later up, and its setting partner earlier down.
Pigeons will soon be the only fliers left in the town:
The migrants are going, or are packing bags quickly,
Escaping to the  warmth and song of the south country.
My pansies are spreading without my restraint daily
Because they know it’s last chance to colonise extra turf:
Each fading beauty desperate to cling to mother-earth,
Reaching down for sustenance now in dearth.

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Written  by Sydney Peck  for 
Carol Brown’s  Contest    FALL IS AROUND THE CORNER

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Lee Ramage September 8, 2011 at 12:04 AM Very nice, congratulations on your win. Lee

Dr.Ram Mehta September 7, 2011 at 10:04 PM Congratulations on the win in the contest of carol,Sydney

Cyndi Macmillan September 7, 2011 at 10:03 PM Hey Sydney, Great write! Thought the second to last line was MINT! Congrats on the win, Cyndi

John Freeman September 7, 2011 at 9:13 PM Sydney, September was a popular month in this contest. Smile. Congratulations on your worthy poem's third place. Agape, Moses

Sara Kendrick September 7, 2011 at 7:36 PM Congrats on your winning work..Sara

David Williams September 7, 2011 at 2:11 PM hey Sydney congrats on your win, makes me want to migrate..David

Carolyn Devonshire September 7, 2011 at 1:51 PM Syd, the migrants head here to Florida for the winter months. Enjoyed your description of shorter daylight hours, the emergence of "winter" flowers like pansies and especially the line about the pigeons being the "only fliers left in town." Way to go! Congratulations on your win in Carol's contest! Love, Carolyn

Nette Onclaud September 7, 2011 at 1:30 PM syd, happy to share the spot and the piece i wrote in your behalf, lol (j/kidding)...… a happy blast of CHEERS to you for the great win..:) huggs!

Caryl Ramsdale September 7, 2011 at 11:20 AM Congratulations on your placement in the "FALL IS AROUND THE CORNER" poetry contest sponsored by Carol Brown. CR

Carol Sunshine Brown September 7, 2011 at 10:48 AM Congratulations on your placement in my contest Syd. Love, Carol

Nette Onclaud September 2, 2011 at 4:06 PM finally.. a sane ,solid write , syd!.. no worries, this won;t get a get a horrible mention; it will be unmentioned, hahhaha.. seriously, a terrific a blending of nature and human emotion; story that movies forward, extremely active emotional response.... where my crtique's fee?...:) huggs, nette

Dan Kearley September 2, 2011 at 2:01 PM Well I can feel September in your piece. I feel I should remove my foolish piece now. :-)