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The November Fashion Blog -- Quatrain

(Reviewed by a snooty correspondent) November dons her coats of warm terries, tans, a few ochres, but surely not bright. (Except for sneaky, red-coated berries, peeking from bushes, agrin with delight.) November's dress: pretty dull, never shines. We prefer October's boisterous charm. Branches bare, it's said limbs often recline; sunbathe to keep their tans, and also warm. Fashion designers often grow somber and turn November into works of art. Choosing russet offset by burnt umber we find those dull colors lacking in heart. Whispers of Summer heard in fashion parks. Soon we'll write of a new bridal-white show. Days ending sooner, dusk now wearing darks; Winter waits coyly; looks lovely in Snow. November 10, 2021 November or December Quatrain Contest sponsored by Caren Krutsinger

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Date: 1/11/2022 8:18:00 AM
Congratulations on your win. I love fall and I love this wonderful write. Have a blessed day...................
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Date: 1/10/2022 12:36:00 AM
Great and beautiful narration of the season. Congratulations!
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Ann Peck
Date: 1/10/2022 4:48:00 PM
Thank you so much, Christuraj! Enjoy the season :)
Date: 11/27/2021 5:41:00 PM
Love this Ann ! Dusk now wearing darks ! So creative . Happy to have found you . All the best , Susan :)
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Ann Peck
Date: 11/29/2021 11:04:00 AM
Thank you, Susan! I will read your poetry right now!
Date: 11/21/2021 11:22:00 AM
this is super clever writing . So creative, Ann. An early happy thanksgiving to you. I will most likely not be commenting to folks while I'm away this week.
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Ann Peck
Date: 11/21/2021 4:49:00 PM
Thanks, Andrea. I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving!
Date: 11/16/2021 8:37:00 PM
I couldn't help but smile at the red - coated berries, peeking from bushes, agrin with delight. A wonderful poem and fav for me. Cheers my friend :-)
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Ann Peck
Date: 11/19/2021 11:04:00 AM
Thanks, Anne! I'm so glad those berries came through :) Hope you have a lovely Thanksgiving.
Date: 11/14/2021 9:55:00 PM
Love how you weave autumn in to fashion, it works, and so does your splendid poetry.
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Ann Peck
Date: 11/15/2021 12:15:00 PM
Thank you so much, Harry. I wasn't sure it would work. Take care.
Date: 11/13/2021 10:19:00 PM
My birthday is in November and for a long time I didn't like my birthstone and wanted a sapphire or an emerald but now I have come to like it - this is very creative with the november coat of browns, and I love your last stanza! (winter twilight is so lovely)
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Ann Peck
Date: 11/15/2021 12:08:00 PM
i forgot to say Happy November birthday!
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Ann Peck
Date: 11/14/2021 8:28:00 AM
Mine's in March and I never liked the word "bloodstone." :) People are funny! I once did horoscopes for people, in the misty past~but don't tell :) In retrospect, I think this was a too-weird theme. Thanks for your nice comments.
Date: 11/12/2021 7:59:00 AM
Lovely piece Ann, really good rhyme and flow with insightful thought as well. Hope all is well, its wet and miserable over here across the Atlantic. Gordon
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Ann Peck
Date: 11/13/2021 7:17:00 AM
Hi Gordon! Well, weather's beautiful but we could still use some of that wet you speak of :) Thanks for commenting and have merry, albeit wet, season.
Date: 11/12/2021 6:27:00 AM
Only you, Anne, imagined this scenario! I continue to read where you "go". Fun to read your creative thoughts! Thank you
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Ann Peck
Date: 11/12/2021 7:27:00 AM
Thank you, Suzanne! I added an explanation at top of poem so readers know it's a snob talking, not me :)
Date: 11/11/2021 9:13:00 AM
Enjoyed the revelry of November in your artistic designs and lovely metaphors. Sights and sounds resonate in your imagery, Ann.
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Ann Peck
Date: 11/11/2021 1:26:00 PM
Thank you so much, Vijay! I tried to write it like I thought a snobbish columnist would write a fashion review :) I appreciate your comments!
Date: 11/10/2021 5:06:00 PM
Absolutely delightful Ann! Even though November wears shades of tan and brown, you have brought its designs to life in your fashion show! The fashion police would definitely approve! Best wishes for the contest. Hope your house repair is going smoothly! Blessings!
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Ann Peck
Date: 11/11/2021 8:18:00 AM
Thank you, Sam. I'm afraid some people won't get it. My sons are going to lay the flooring on Thanksgiving, since two need to go to work Monday. Thanks for asking. I hope your repairs are going smoothly. We'll survive, won't we :)

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