Seasons Sijo Poems

I resolve to defeat an inclination to depression~~
     Creepy feelings of doom and gloom come over me uninvited.
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Sun recedes earlier each day as fall gives way to winter.
Vibrant colors of my favorite trees recede in sympathy.
Death of light and color usher in...

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over and over they tumble, colorful specters playing

the dying leaves of autumn have one last chase, before passing.

they will sleep in painted canvas ground, recycling...

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Hot summer picnics, swimming in the lake, diving into fun
     Cool autumn days bring a colorful rain of leaves falling to...

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Clashing, flashing arrows; Bolts pierce the cotton ball clouds; thunder booms.

Another rainstorm visits and all lives, run for cover; in fear.

Old man, cloudburst, has a...

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Summer heat is oppressive, and stifling to the adults.

Children splash in pools, laughing, squealing, thrilled with summer magic.

We adults appreciate their joy, after we travel...

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If I but find a deep dark cave in some remote a cove
Oh, I’ll curl up on a bed of leaves and hibernate like the...

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Winter hangs onto the top of the mountain with some snow
Spring has taken over below, with greenery, flowers and warmth
While cold memories are transformed in...

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Reincarnation: Autumn's landscape of color hasten return
Anticipation: Amber golds, crimsons, and tangerines we yearn
Elimination: Unworthy umber, culled to suffer and burn...

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 Flickering shadows dance around and around; light and shadow waltz.
Sitting under a tree in a cool breeze; shadows ever-changing.
While leaves whisper on the breeze;...

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October Bliss

In the mood for autumnal cavorting and carousing,
dripping with morning dew drops and blowing moist kisses at rainbows,
golden leaves flit about wind-swept paths searching...

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Cooling temperatures cause the leaves to turn colors,
But the temperatures climb again during Indian Summer.
Multi-colored leaves are the last fanfare before winter....

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November's colors pale as winds and storms begin
Fall sentinels are now excused and turn their faces inward
Dreams of the fire's warmth and comfort become a...

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Autumn's artist puts away his palate of soft colors
He paints now with the strong hues that mark the passage into fall
Knowing we must gather their...

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Fall

Towns alive with football games, festive parades and county fairs
while nature dresses for sleep in her nightgown of earthen hues.
Festivals hushing at the end as...

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