Autumn Love Poems

-- The World of Opposites --
John Herlihy

We live in a world of opposites,
Nothing at all rings as it seems.
Emotion arises from deep deposits,
And we know...

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If I were to become Autumn
you would see me transform
all around  me in mid fall
leaves suspended 
a freeze frame of rustic life
my dress of...

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Will you love me in the springtime
When nature brings earth back to life
The loveliest time of the year
Causing poets pens to ignite.

Will you love me...

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Autumn harvest has come around
Bountiful treasures do abound
Silencing the whispers of doubt
With a joyful and vibrant shout
November beckons to the soul
Who desires the chance to...

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a silent calling
scattered colored leaves
a maple bleeds
rain falls
from holes in the clouds
a passage
thunder rolls across the sky
and fades
to the patter of rainfall
I run from my...

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An aromatic whiff of evergreen
tickles my nose as I approach the woods,
with a cool crisp breeze that smells fresh and clean,
nothing like crowded city neighborhoods.

A...

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The wind, ruthlessly, has long been scattering gold through the streets.
Tons and tons of gold.
The air, your hands, and your lips smell like roasted chestnuts.
The...

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"A"utumn what a very special time of the year.
"U"nder the tree lay glistening red and orange leaves.
"T"he autumn will not last too long.
"U"naware the squirrels...

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Autumn surrounds the lake
Vibrancy vivacious, romantic
Blue in the rippling eye
Dark speck, a boat

Grows bigger and bigger
The laughter
Her auburn hair thrown back,
Her subtle loveliness
He stares at...

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Don't lock your heart as Autumn beckons
Afraid youth fades as the leaves turn brown
Beauty is more than the eyes behold
Beauty is each moment together we...

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Autumn Sacrifice

Autumn empties herself out
EVERYTHING – her gifts from summer-spring maturity -
ALL her bounty – never hoarded in a grasping hand –
Gathered and released before...

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Our work is a brilliant masterpiece
The quality is exquisite and pristine
The talent undeniable 
It's the artisan, projecting our personal imagery

We admire the attention to detail
Some...

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As the sun shone in southern skies, I was finally on my vacation,
And I turned the pages of a magazine, with new fashion creations.

I lounged...

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what happened to me!

The lunar dazzling moon has shined
the alone infatuated enthralled heart;
In that
what happened to me

on trees to trees, on the dales of kashful
the...

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Acorns and golden leaves dotted the path before us,
your hand cradling mine like a mug around warm tea.
The steam was our breath, hot and kissing....

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