Best Afterglow Poems

Autumn Afterglow

As halcyon summer days 
    wave goodbye
Bucolic trees seen from 
    an autumn sky
Become a cynosure 
    of colored bliss
So heat of summer days 
    we will not miss.

When dawn's hoarfrost gleams...

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stars twinkled brilliantly
against majestic snow-capped mountains,
delicate pure white flakes danced;
swirling, twirling, rhythmically.

she stood, nose pressed tightly
against the window pane; gazing in awe
at the magic the snowflakes created;
as tears spill from her emerald green eyes.

the cabin is warm, radiating a comforting glow
a fresh pine scent lightly...

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When the 
glacial sun slips 
in softened womb 
of the scarlet 
spheres at dusk, 
yearning for 
hibernal rebirth 
as a lustrous 
morning star, 
it radiates 
golden beams 
like lakes of sunshine,
flowing over 
chiming starlit bells 
in our hazy haven;
and I scrap 
frosted flakes
off the bittersweet...

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The fire logs glow,  flickering to and fro 
in her eyes he sees champagne dreams of love 
the soft adagio plays a velvet tune of jazzing blow 
right atop the hearth, she's fitted like a glove  
Red hair flaming, ruby lips untamed her...

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T i m e ~ you are the spark
  that tips the scales 
             of lovestruck heartbeats,
  ricocheting glyphs of fairness,
          ...

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Sails an evening when breaths lay quietly
         On obscure places fluid as winds,
Where afterglow  of joy becomes a
                  ...

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Written: March 31st, 2025, for contest, Sponsored by: Kai Michael Neumann

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After basking in yesterday's afterglow, 
I divested my vestments
to shift in cognitive mindset. 
I stroll toward the horizon.
where the azure sky
embraces the...

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Awaken, white and yellow daffodils
Entice the honeybees and butterflies
Bring back the blue birds to my window sill
So I can hear those spring time lullabies

Arouse oh robins, welcome in the green
I long to smell the scent of fresh cut grass
Just splash some color, nothing too obscene
A...

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Day fades quickly into night.
I try, but cannot fight.
Life wanes with no respite,
I pass into the light.

Far below, I hear the roar
of waves that brace the shore.
I pass the lofty eagle’s soar.
God calls, I am no more.

Instead, I pass with awe and grace,
through time and...

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Autumn Afterglow

Pristine blue October skies are flowing
Falling leaves a’ waltz upon the air
Tapestries of woven destinations
Painted in a colorful affair

Apple pies in open windows calling
Woolen jackets hung beside the door
Frolicking through wayward pumpkin patches
Hand in hand, now who could ask for more

Pinecones rest along a...

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Autumn afterglow 





Amazed at autumn's splendour
maple leaves rest in grandeur,
It's a stunning morning twilight 
compliments the garden vividly bright, 
Yellow and brown, winds sway
Crushing sound of crispy walkway,
I sit on bench after brisk walk
as friends gather for little talk, 
Gracefully the preceding exfoliate
so abreast the...

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My longing lips~
shriveled by the saffron sun
waiting for your summer kisses
were like ivory jasmine 
waiting for a drop of rain
to land on her petite petals.

Ah, to kiss you once again
how could I hold off?

The first delicate drop 
of summer rain was sweet~
as sweet as your...

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Silence,calm and peace
When two have become as one
A single heart beats...

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On a far off, lonely hillside
a living spectacle awaits
where aspens spin their golden crowns
and sleepy maple trees awake. 

A place where winding paths are lined
with multicolored canopies 
where gurgling streams are tickling
frogs and fish and buzzing bees. 

A swath of pumpkins in a patch
in varied...

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         orchestral stars played
                 moon and shadows did a dance
 ...

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