Autumn Footle Poems

this year
mid-fall

feels like
mid-spring

in the
Deep South

highs in
eighties

breaking 
records

shorts and
flipflops

still worn
daily

forecast
warning—

cold front’s
coming

that’s no
surprise

time to
find those

gloves and
jackets

toss those
wilting

mums and
pansies

mourn not
loss of 

mid-fall
mildness

winter’s
coming

with her
wealth of

unique
beauties
...

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Season
Rolls on

                 Hot days’
     ...

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SEASONS

       Scorching                 ...

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Fall leaves
in eaves

a breeze
now seize

away
they sway

drifting
shifting

up down
around

dancing
prancing

then lay
and stay

dither
wither

wrinkle
crinkle

decay
passe...

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good-bye 
summer

see you
next year

your turn
autumn

bring your
cool breeze

gleaming
light frost

do your
magic

changing 
leaves from

green to
golden

red and
purple

see them
cascade

leaving 
bare limbs~~

mums and
pumpkins

brighten
porches

kids in
costumes

trick or
treating

special
Thursday

when we 
gather

speak of
blessings

feast on
turkey

autumn 
now is

two-thirds
over

soon...

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respite’s 
calling

cool drops
falling

gentle
thunder

it’s no
wonder 

we feel
heady

autumn-
ready

we’ve stopped
sweating 

sighing
fretting

just for
now, though

for we
all know

heat will
hold sway

by this
Tuesday!...

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weather’s
trying

humid
hazy 

has me
sighing

feeling
lazy

temps not
dropping

sweat is
pooling

clothes are 
sopping

we crave
cooling

autumn’s 
coming

respite 
bringing

I’ll be
humming

praising
singing!...

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WELCOME   AUTUMN


             Welcome        ...

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Seasons

        Scorching                ...

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Winter
Storm calms

Autumn's
Blessings 

After 
Winter

There are
Spring  songs

To sing
Think  thoughts 

Warming 
Actions 

Vibrant 
Verbs to

Soon it's
Summer 

HAPPY 
Again...

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Autumn Arachnid Drink

Spider
Cider

The Bridge Spider

Spider
glider

The Goliath Birdeater

Wider
Spider

The Wolf Spiders’ Babies

Spider’s
Riders

An Aquatic Spider

Strider
Spider

Spider on Ice

Spider
Slider

Spider to Beware of

Spider
Hider

The Fickle Spider

Flighty
spidey

Cleanest Cobwebs in Town

Tidy
spidey

Daddy Long Legs

Fatty
Daddy

November 10,...

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out of 
season

balmy 
breezes

warmth that 
pleases

now is
waning

fall is
gaining

wind gets
stronger

warm no
longer

cold front’s
roaring

torrents
pouring

fall’s in
full force

Nature’s
on course


October 31, 2022

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North wind 
Blows crisp

Day breaks
Dawn glows

Dew drops
Soak sun

Fawn lawn
Dons crown

Silk sky
Spills ink

Cloud clumps
Float fleet

Breeze shakes
Blushed boughs

Gold leaves
Fly far

Soft sigh
Greets fall

_______________

October 6, 2022
For A Brian Strand...

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Summer’s 
ending;

autumn’s 
pending.

Nature   	
teases,			

sending	
breezes 

cool and	
pleasing

but so
fleeting.

Temps rise  	 
greeting

summer 
lovers.

Autumn 
hovers.

Soon warm
covers

will be 
needed.

Those who
pleaded

for fall’s 
coming

will be
humming.


September 14, 2022
entered in...

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Winds whirl
          Leaves swirl

          Crisp twirls
 ...

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