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The Happiest Day of October
The happiest day of October
was the one when she wore her little red hat
Off to the woods we went hand in hand like songbirds in flight;
The sun in all its glory spilled its applesauce grin
all over my baby and I as we caught a fistful of leaves in our hands,
and made them fly. . .
Diving right in we buried our arms in a pile of leaflets
oh what a thrill!
We sunk below the fire brick colors of russet yellow and brown,
and inhaled the mulched flavors of earth for all their worth ;
It was the most momentous day of my life,
my little girl was five and I just had to memorize her smile.
Her, a colorful piece of art an Autumn portrait,
me, a weary soldier about to be deployed;
The first thing she did when I returned
was hand me a crumpled leaf then said,
"I saved it for you daddy "
As I knelt at her side I buried my face in a sea of red curls
it was then that I knew, I was finally home.
Sept 7 2022
# 1 Jumping In A Pile Of Leaves
Sponsor Regina McIntosh
Contest Name Fall Flavors
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