Anais Vionet Poet Free verse

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those autumnal feels

It felt like Autumn 
on this morning’s run 
I want it to be fall 
with its syllabus of vibes

I’m signaling a stance
I’m autumn’s undoubted champion
wearing my choice like gangland colours
- I could give my all to fall -
summer only ever had my subdivided attention

Summer’s just too needy: it demands relaxation,
bare legs, sun block, beach plans, hydration,
barbecue, and relentless fun, with scant variations

I want the visual promise of leaves falling
the flattering autumnal colour palette
my whole devotion crowns shortening days

fall always serves as a competent stylist
complete with venti pumpkin lattes
and mornings with a costume of frost
 
Unbind the theatrical heats of midsummer nights 
and let the season's advance revive us
show us falls slanting golden afternoon light
let crisper darknesses harbour counterfeit witches
and lengthening dusks warrant winter wishes

Let fall assume her russet throne
and give us autumn’s cool agenda 
without the influenza
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Songs for this:
Ping Pong by Dimie Cat
Messy by Lola Young

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Vincine Fallica August 26, 2026 at 3:54 AM This one gets a ⭐ ! The mountains and valleys here in the North Country (northern NYS) forest explode like fireworks then dissipate into nothingness. Blink and you’ll miss it. The same as New Haven I’m sure. Deciduous trees become gray sticks. Thank God for the evergreens. Fall is a harbinger of WINTER and fills me with melancholy. Five – six months of darkness, a month or two of minus degrees. 35 years I've scrapped ice off my windshield and jumped batteries. Thus, Southern California in October. / 💛 Anais Vionet August 28, 2026 at 8:36 AM Oh, the tress of fall - beautiful. I LOVE winter, but I've never had to scrape ice or jumped a battery. With global heating, do they still DO that? I'd seen movies about winters in New Haven and I WANTED them but we only got one decent storm in 4 years - I was gipped. 🙃

Dmitry Lyubishkin August 26, 2026 at 1:49 AM A witty and wonderfully playful ode to autumn! The contrast between summer’s exhausting demands and autumn’s cozy, stylish atmosphere is hilarious and relatable. “Autumn’s russet throne” and the final wish for “autumn’s cool agenda without the influenza” are especially charming. 🍂☕😄 Anais Vionet August 28, 2026 at 8:30 AM Thanks Dmitry 🙃