Autumn Quintain (Sicilian) 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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Our Mid-October offers us a blended scene-

starting mild, then turning cool as crisp air imbues

trees with an orange glow as leaves lose their deep green.

But,...

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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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The strands of silver cloud drift slowly away, 
grazing the ash of the end-summer’s smoky sky. 
The birds bathe in the patina of the blue...

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The path led to rose bushes cul de sac.
Early in the morning, we sat down to rest.
Dewdrops are still shining on the track.
At our feet,...

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The trees are like a rainbow on yond hill
in seasons when the leaves turn red and gold.
As Autumn frost caresses dew with chill,
Summer’s sizzling memories...

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Scarlet, crimson, vermillion, and cerise
are showcased amidst canopies of green.
And the ground morphs into a golden fleece;
as fallen leaves, umber, and tangerine,
pave a pathway south...

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Climbing cotton cloud floats slowly away, 
across the sapphire of end-summer sky. 
Crooning birds bathe in the glint of blue bay, 
in twilight gleam to...

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Comical how the squirrels are frolicking
In the leaves that have covered the ground
At least a dozen of them merrily rollicking
Nipping and chasing each other all...

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Heavenly September is marvelous in its beauty,
Unobtrusively stroking each trust is gratifying,
Relentless daylight sprinkles alluring lewd duty,
Exuberant sparkles of elation are truly mollifying,
As auld relics...

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Happy Birthday Two Us

Autumn equinox nigh rathe September,
Wraps of summer unwrapped gift from a friend,
Occasions annular trek, remember,
A statement by a...

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The sage is bleeding red all over the plain
Like autumn has stabbed it with a sharp sword,
And left it wounded with open bloody stain
To await...

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The sun was sporting a radiant yellow,
with headlong pause, upon entering her space.
Tanned and serene, cheered by warm fellow,
Larissa’s slightly demure, emanating grace,
framed in the...

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Today I really feel it; I feel it in the air,
and even though I still can feel sun’s glow,
the breeze is blowing cooler through my...

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Autumn teases the last cinnamon leaves
clinging to branches with amber fingers.
Seasonal change awakens Nature's thieves,
a wafting breeze that doggedly lingers,
stripping trees bare; a scene that...

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