Cynthia Alvez Poet Free verse

Travelling 40 West

The Autumn hues of red and gold, blend softly
with God's blue sky; shades of orange and gold
dress oaks and landscape chrysanthemums.
Green carpeted hills appear and fade with the curve
of grey-topped highways, heading home for someone,
speed limit 55 as Autumn paints faster and faster.



Cynthia Alvez
This poem was written in 1976 when a friend was driving me from Baltimore, Maryland to Hagerstown, Md. via Rt. 40 West.  It was a beautiful day and I wrote this poem as we moved along the way.

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Joseph May August 14, 2012 at 7:44 PM enjoyed your lovely poem Cynthia....Joseph Cynthia Alvez August 14, 2012 at 11:14 PM Hello Joseph, Thank you for your comment...if you read this poem earlier I had not written the note of when and why it was written...the original speed limit in the poem was 55 which was fast for the time it was written. So glad you enjoyed it. Cynthia