Fall Autumn Poems

AUTUMN IS NEAR
Poem written for and submitted to “SEASONS NOW POETRY CONTEST,” August 6, 2025, Nette Onclaud, sponsor
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brushstroke of a cooler breeze paints my skin.
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Yesterday was your birthday
Unfortunately, that was a busy day
However, I went to the garden
Of my heart this beautiful morning
Where I picked an invisible rose that...

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In the hour when senile summer breathes her last,
The vim of her ego births a somnolent child.
Rising forth from the yawning pit of newness,
Dyed with...

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November the Fifth                      ...

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They fall from grace to grass,
aged, scorched and dehydrated,
fluttering away further
the vanity of previous
greenness and elevated times,
reminding us of the fragility
of life,
the futility of striving...

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Half Past Summer, Two Months To Fall

The sultry legs of summer dance under sunny skies
Each day, the steps are heated and embraced
She lies in summer's...

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Sponsor:	Rob Carmack  - Contest Name	'< 7'
 

Bare Autumn trees frowned - all their colorful leaves lay on the ground

Autumn holds them at bay –...

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Original Haiku by Michael R. Burch

Keywords/Tags: haiku, original, sky, breath, existence, night, dark, darkness, leaf, autumn, fall, leaves, universe, beauty, loneliness, night, stars, moon

should the...

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Original Haiku by Michael R. Burch

Keywords/Tags: winter, love, dream, kindness, sun, sea, leaf, leaves, autumn, spring, life, poets, words, stars, moon, war

Such a frigid winter...

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tree leaves hued
in virtuoso 
readiness
mouthing shade
the art of kissing limbo
well knowing      they fall
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“In the fall, I believe again in poetry...”
— Jaakko A. Ahokas

When September comes through heated breezes,
sunflowers watch droll dragonflies duet
to tunes of melodic taunts and...

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Twigs and dried leaves talk timeless tales cuddling together.
Parrot pandemonium camouflage under fading flowers
I've witnessed seasonal cycles. Is the deep calling me?
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Summer is a time of wanderlust and fun with long days and warm nights
A season to enjoy the outdoors as we cultivate our many gardens...

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 Half past summer, two months till fall
 Leaves are still green, sun shining bold
 Flowers still bloom, and birds still call
 Half past summer,...

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