Winter October Poems

Wild Leafs flutter in a hue-laden town,
windows creak open, spritely faces gleam,
cheerful air burgeoning, no need to frown,
sweet fragrant coffee dock, a gust of hot...

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Winter knocked 
but no one answered.
Since Summer went on holiday 
and Spring is still in bed. 
Autumn hears but is sunk so deeply, 
so comfortably
into...

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i.
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse.
My wife and son lay silent, all tucked...

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  What is November but October's leaving 
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the season of death begins
summer’s fertile fields give way to barren land
crops die
winter will soon take over
we look within
seeking balance between our darkness and light
transition...

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winter readies self
October bequeaths garland
of bright confetti,
gift from season past
promise of seasons to come...

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October is one of those months that begin to transition and change to prepare for winter.

As our days begin to shorten, this tenth month brings...

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Orange mid-October freckles blemish the trees,
while Jack Frost etches abstracts on cold window panes.
And cinnamon-colored leaves fall with each brisk breeze
as Winter subtly approaches, and...

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Winter migrants arrive with welcome calls
 the Indian Summer falters,and falls
 
Sycamore seeds twirl and twist
Onto a fairy-ring fungus tryst

Stink horn capped with slime,
As carrion...

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OCTOBER SONG

September was the summer’s end
With little bounty left to lend
But now October will arrive
An autumn season kept alive

The month that can hold winter back
Proud...

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A lazy sun winked at me
through the clouds
Weak warmth, denied August,
softly patted old grass....

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Open and more vast bluest skies, as temperatures drop in fall herein
Cosmic and marigold flowers everywhere as crisp yellow leaves appear
Transition from summer to winter...

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a man could come to no good

stealing a neighbors cordwood

so at home i rest

and trying my best

concentrate on a baked good.
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Summer; the season of the sun, 
Spring; the season of new life 
Winter; the season of struggle, 
Autumn; the season of no strife 

Step outside,...

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Just before the touch of winter’s caress
Comes a moment when my heart must confess
Peace sways eagerly in the zephyr spice
Tempting autumn brings wonders so precise

Just...

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