Taking a Fall Drive

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I took my last fall ride
Down the road 
Where we could see egg yolks beaten with milk
Splattered upon the sweet gum, silver birch and hickory

Fall's angular sunlight at just the right time of day
Bringing to life those divine colors
Almost hurting my eyes with the brilliance
And the awesome illumination sent from God

The hills came alive with color
Rust, yellow, gold, orange, pine green mixed with amber, and brown
Like spring's potatoes' skins which fall swiftly
Into the waste pail so we can have mashed for lunch

Looking upward a vision of longing for design
The V of geese flying south
If we were to stop, turn off the engine
We could hear the honks of them longing for home 

We could also see 
Those geese break through a 
Panting bulldog cloud then disappear
Above fall's glorious color as we pass it by

A short trip where we stop only once to purchase
Apples, apple cider
Then aroma surrounds us tempting our tastebuds
At home, warm caramel and fresh apples for dessert

Sponsor: Regina McIntosh
Contest: Fall Flavors
Date Written: 9/12/2022
Theme: Taking A Fall Drive

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Valsa George

Date: 1/3/2023 4:33:00 AM

I am sure it must have been a heavenly ride through the road watching autumn trees in flaming colors and the V formation of birds in the sky. The poem is beautiful with so many lovely images!

Sara Kendrick
Date: 1/3/2023 12:38:00 PM

Why, thank you, Valsa. I appreciate the kind review of my work. Sara

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 9/16/2022 2:08:00 PM

Your imagery is fantastic; this should set the bar higher to the highest in this contest.

Sara Kendrick
Date: 9/16/2022 2:59:00 PM

I know that there are many for the contest that are excellent because I have read some of them so it will be interesting to see where they all place. Sara

Jim Slaughter

Date: 9/14/2022 11:23:00 AM

Beautiful imagery, Sara. BOL in the contest.

Sara Kendrick
Date: 9/14/2022 1:57:00 PM

Thank you, Jim. Your comments added a new dimension to my page. Sara

Bill Baker

Date: 9/13/2022 4:24:00 PM

Colorful poem with appropriate flavers for the contest. Good Luck my friend. Bill

Sara Kendrick
Date: 9/14/2022 5:31:00 AM

I am glad you like the colors. Thanks for the luck given. Sara

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 9/13/2022 3:08:00 AM

I used to eat a lot of apples, but these day summwe offers lots of plums and melon which I love. Beautiful poem.

Sara Kendrick
Date: 9/13/2022 7:24:00 AM

Victor, Here where I live apples are a fall crop as are pears. We do have some apple trees, but they are not the best apples. I have made some pear preserves and yesterday some pear pickles. Springtime is for plums and melons are summer. However, these days items can be shipped from around the world for us to enjoy if we care to eat them. Thanks for dropping by. Oh!! If you get some good apples, you can dry some for future use. There are always videos on the internet showing a person how to do it. Sara