Among
Beautiful
Creatures
Dwell
Elegantly
Floating
Gigantically
Inquisitive
Journeys
Keeping
Lovely
Melodies
Nuances
Often
Painting
Quietly
Rare
Scenes
Theoretically
Unifying
Vast
Wonders
Xerothermic
Yields
Zoetically.
Xerothermic in December
Many Australians remember
A chilly Christmas clime.
So they choose a time,
In winter the feast to eat!
Nativity turkey and meat,
July our heart inspires -
Umbrellas and log fires,
Love of pudding and pie,
Yuletide in July.
A DAMSEL ENCHANTS FELICITY
Aurora breaks,
Cinderella damsel enchants felicity,
gliding halcyon--
implanting jazzy kisses,
languorous murmurs. . .
Nectared opulent press
quakes reactions.
Succulent tissues urge
virginal wanting: xerothermic,
yearning zenith!
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*** xerothermic -- adapted to or flourishing to environment that is hot and dry
halcyon -- care -free
CONTEST NAME: 10 OR LESS LINES
Contest Sponsor: Rob
~~2nd place~~
Olive Eloisa Guillermo
2:28 pm, September 23, 2015
August is almost a memory
Breezy cool nights are getting stronger
Colorful days of autumn soon will stay
Days are shorter, nights are longer
Each falling leaf brings us closer to winter
Finally time to put the lawnmowers away
Golden leaves flutter gently to the ground
Harvest season will be makings its round
Indian summer still has a chance
Jump into that pile of leaves with a prance
Kaleidoscope of colors, a sight so serene
Leave your worries behind you and celebrate
Michaelmas Day – as the harvest comes to an end
Nature’s palette as seen from above
Orchards begin to bloom with so much love
Put away your summer clothes and
Quietly admire the most colorful of seasons, a
Riot of colors on mountains so high
Shades of autumn brings sweet cool fall air
Tasking us to look up at the harvest moons flair
Under your feet the crackly crunch of leaves can be heard
Vivid and stark the trees should not be disturbed
Wind howling through them, echoing the past
Xerothermic days didn’t even last
Yielding to the season of storms without a fuss
Zany zero temps are almost upon us.
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