Autumn Villanelle Poems

In autumn's dance, where secrets gently creep,

A mystery entwined with fading light,

Life's questions in the depths of shadows seep.

 

Each leaf that falls, a story...

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Sunlight gleams through the branches of the trees,
Running feet rumbling the soft ground,
Clusters of red among the green leaves.

Children laughing, being chased by bees,
Snapping off...

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Wild rambling roses of a pinkish bloom
dance in the breeze down by the sea.
Roots grasping deep in the tall wavy dunes.

Pussy Willows growing in a...

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Trees ablaze in glory before they shed
Their coat of autumn colours that ignite 
Nature’s palette of orange, yellow, red

A harvest to reap what is sown...

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In my row of bushes remains one rose
not wilted yet nearby the garden bed -
Last rose of fall in beautiful repose.

Roses tend to perish when...

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As the flotilla of climbing clouds calmly drifts in the sky  
The beguiled birds bathe in the glimmer of the blue bay 
While autumn...

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It's here- that special time of year- once more,
when autumn leaves bid their farewell to trees
to spread bright cheer o'er summer's old decor.

The velvet green...

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Autumn festivals dot the landscape
Especially around the rural countryside,
Providing a welcomed weekend escape.

Halloween decorations made of crepe
Orange ribbons on the old hayride,
Autumn festivals dot the...

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Far beyond the moonlit corn maze 
the silence of true terror lies 
within the bonfire’s burning blaze; 

‘Urban legend’ isn’t just a paraphrase; 
In short...

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It seems that time is going much too fast;
a year goes by in just a flash- a crime!
Oh, how I wish that each of them...

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The last days and the bright sunshine setting
You can see the stars in fading sunlight. 
When the sun fades, moonlight lever shining.  

Not as...

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Once again unrelenting sadness knocks at my door,
Like the inveterate seeker of my generous charity
Calls on others like me and always demanding more.

Could it be...

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When dark clouds overshadow the sun’s ray
And gloom spreads over the countryside
While the daisies bowed their heads to pray,

Knowing they have this last somber day
Before...

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*Image of Indiana History by Giphy.
Autumn Awakes

Rustling ochre, crimson leaves all daylong,
A coolness settles, shorter days advanced,
Easterlies, westerlies, tradewinds strong,

Southward birds fly, so parts summer...

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September waltzes in high on its tiptoes
graceful under the midnight moon skyline
honored to present its most fragrant rose

September waltzes in high on its tiptoes
with an...

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