The Litchfield Hills

The winsome birches sway, their chalk white, black-stitched trunks frolick in the Fall gale,punctuating the hillsides greenery with lingering leaves lemon yellow. The pointillist tapestry of pale ash, purpled sycamore and tangerine maples, posed. The Nor’easter’s downpour licks the rock face. Granite cliffs glistened in the noon sun. Waterfalls tumbled pell-mell over once dry precipices, in gushing tinseled torrents of delight, as gullies over-flowed into the route of ages.
Contest:Autumn Splendor Poet: Debbie Guzzi Date: 1/10/2009

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Date: 9/20/2012 9:55:00 AM
Congratulations on your very well deserved win in Russell's "Autumn Splendor" contest Debbie. Love, Carol
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Date: 9/17/2012 6:59:00 AM
DEBBIE Congrats with your win~ SKAT
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Date: 9/16/2012 7:57:00 PM
Debbie, a wonderful fallscape! Your resplendant adjectives so artfully embellish the natural scenery. This is the best poem in the contest. I am post-nominating you for first place! Enjoyed your well-crafted verse.
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Date: 9/16/2012 3:21:00 PM
Very attractive and impressive write. Congratulations on your win.
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Date: 9/16/2012 9:43:00 AM
Probably one of my favorites so far because of the clever way you play with words, for example, having the black-stitched trunks of the birches "punctuating" the hillsides. or the downpour licking a rock face. That's the kind of stuff in poetry that makes me swoon. Congrats on your win.
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Date: 9/15/2012 11:40:00 PM
Debbie.. congratulations with your awesome imagery in Russell Sivey's " Autumn Splendor " beautiful contest. Always nice to support all contest when possible~ Good night :-* PD
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Date: 9/15/2012 9:03:00 PM
CONGRATS DEBBIE ON AN INCREDIBLE WRITE AND WIN FOR A LOVELY ENTRY LUV ..
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Date: 9/15/2012 4:52:00 PM
Debbie...I must list this beautiful verse under "The Wow Factor"...It is wonderful! A time to rejoice...I say... Congratulations on your 1st place win! Cynthia
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Date: 9/15/2012 1:39:00 PM
Very descriptive Debbie. Congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce
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Date: 9/15/2012 12:58:00 PM
Congrats Debbie....wonderful write...xx...
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