Interlude
“In the fall, I believe again in poetry...”
— Jaakko A. Ahokas
When September comes through heated breezes,
sunflowers watch droll dragonflies duet
to tunes of melodic taunts and teases
of Autumn's promise to pay Summer's debt.
A bright season greets us without regret.
Behind is buried under yesterday
and tomorrow is waiting for its say.
Joyful is this moment in Nature's arms
when time...
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Categories:
september, autumn, environment, nature, seasons,
Form: Dizain
Half Past Summer, Two Months Till FallSummer is a time of wanderlust and fun with long days and warm nights
A season to enjoy the outdoors as we cultivate our many gardens of life
The days are now getting shorter as nature slowly starts to rest into slumber
Hummingbirds take their last sip of nectar before their fall departure
Leaves start to transform from...
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Categories:
autumn, seasons, september,
Form: Free verse
Half past Summer, Two Months till FallHalf past summer, two months till fall,
boredom, bullies; teacher neglect.
sandcastles, encase, be my pall!
Half past summer, two months till fall.
when school bells toll, tenderfoots bawl—
sun's embrace, we'd warmly collect.
Half past summer, two months till fall,
blackboards, bullies; teacher regret....
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Categories:
september, 3rd grade, sad, school,
Form: Triolet
Half Past Summer, Two Months Till Fall
Why is Sumner such a short time?
Just getting started,
then running into half past summer.
July seems to be the half way mark,
August is almost here.
August will turn into September then into October,
then fall will be here.
Fall with cooler days,
a pretty carpet of colorful leaves covering the ground....
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Categories:
september, autumn, beauty, color, summer,
Form: Free verse
A Journey To Far AmericaThe sleepy begonias undulating slightly so undisturbed
leaned forward to encourage and wish me good fortune,
while the apricot trees spread around their strong aroma,
a dazzling daylight was rising from the majestic mount;
a soft voice rose from the next room, it was mamma
calling me: I sprung from my bed in disorder without
feeling grumpy, the alarm playing Mozart's...
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Categories:
september, america, courage, goodbye, morning,
Form: Rhyme
Claiming September
this world, connected by signals
cell phones, towers impregnated by vibrations
mild colors, flames rising from the hopes
hues stolen by the edges of a heart,
who hears the wind in the trees, the struggle
the need of raindrops, poignant
stroking the last of the moments before
Helene spoke her war with creation
a war that left time off its foundation –...
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Categories:
september, fear, horror, mountains, rain,
Form: Free verse
The way I remember it
summer of my youth
colourful as i remember
it was when i did
my growing up
i'd spread my wings
and sow my freedom
while i could because
september would always
come around too fast
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Categories:
growing up, remember, september,
Form: Free verse
LeafLone, tall, verdant wobbling leaf
Strong autumn gales come
Immovable, unbending...
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Categories:
analogy, autumn, green, september,
Form: Haiku
Thought To Order NatureI thought to order Nature,
yet it rained that picnic day:
apparently her sun, did not listen,
had she even bothered to ask, my wonder?
I thought to order Nature --
in retrospect, a Saturday blunder.
I thought to order Nature --
fondest of autumn now my late fall --
bright patterns, so enlivening!
Speckled flora, like my own
somewhat disheartening, though...
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Categories:
september, autumn, change, humorous, nature,
Form: Free verse
Written"Written"
There is a rhythm to us,
a quiet knowing in the spaces between.
Not hurried, not forced
just the gentle pull of something timeless,
written long before we knew.
Your warmth lingers in my days,
a soft light in the places I keep hidden.
I do not chase it, ...
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Categories:
september, august, destiny, for her,
Form: Rhyme
September Emit Elegance White roses stand in subtle elegance,
A light breeze stirs awe of tasteful fragrance.
A marriage under a spreading old tree
On a grassy lawn, edged with trellis-free
Ambiance kiss of fallen amber leaves,
A continuous aesthetic spins and weaves....
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Categories:
september, garden,
Form: Rhyme
SeptemberIts September
Where is your rain muse ?
weve got our Autumn here
I'm drawing a line
on Summer past
like some bedraggled dragon
its chore has commenced
The buddleia is slightly drawn
and the red roses have died down
The Fern tree is re-splendid
in its promise
potted under my Robina
There's spinach and broad beans
for spring
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Categories:
september, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Before My Eyes
flashed autumn’s trees, the limbs gray
leaves crunching quietly,
like a feeling
being crushed, crumpled
lost dreams
who compel me to see the grief
the nostalgia – graceful as a still light
falling, aching, engraving
hope into the heart, hesitating
so I know the music of a thought
who hears joy flowing on the echoes
grieving for the past, where love could last
but never, on...
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Categories:
september, appreciation, autumn, poetry, river,
Form: Free verse
Taste tableThe crack of a twig..' Some snickers, there's natter.'
Double cream underJam with seeds; just homely feeds.'
A duck on a piano, under willow fronds in Devon; England.'...
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Categories:
blessing, character, england, september,
Form: Rhyme
SeptemberIts September
Where is your rain muse ?
weve got our Autumn
I'm drawing a line
on Summer past
like some bedraggled piston
its chore has gone
The buddleia is slightly drawn
and the red roses have died down
The Fern tree is re-splendid
in its promise
potted under my Robina
and weve got our spinach to grow
for spring...
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Categories:
september, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of September Poems
Definition | What is September in Poetry?