Golden Autumn - Poetry Please Single Word...

It has been awhile since I entered a piece to the group, and even now it is actually a repost!

Golden Autumn

Russet and bronze leaves falling from on high

Framed by a perfect, cloudless blue sky

Upon the ground, an auburn mosaic is made

Summer has passed; a new foundation has been laid

Gentle breezes rustle through the intricate picture

Autumn can't be tied down; it's not a permanent fixture

A time of glorious beauty and wondrous changes

As it moves through its graceful, subtle stages

Golden sunsets and slow golden dawns

Fleeting silver frosts blanket dormant lawns

Crocuses and lilies rest their weary heads

In soft, enveloping fields of loamy beds

Golden autumn, the embodiment of nature's regeneration

A promise of the coloured season's ultimate intention

To bring joy and love and hope to every heart

Embrace autumn's contrasts while it lasts

Comments: 16

Barbara B. Oct 5, 2008, 8:55pm EDT

What a lovely journey you took me on through the beautiful
stages of Autumn. 'Embrace Autumn's contrasts while it lasts'.
I really loved that last sentence Alison, thank you.

Hugs, Barbara

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Ray Lanfear Oct 5, 2008, 9:08pm EDT

Beautiful poem, thanks, reminds me of the changing of the color in Colorado, around Durango and Aspen.

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Barbra L. Oct 5, 2008, 9:14pm EDT

"Golden autumn, the embodiment of nature's regeneration"... this is a lovely phrase, Alison, and I love the title of your poem. Dazzling imagery!

Love to you...

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Elsie Duggan Oct 5, 2008, 9:20pm EDT

This is really lovely Alison, nice that you have so many to go back too, I am doing that a bit too lately, my life is very busy right now, but all good. take care.

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Kushal Poddar Oct 5, 2008, 10:39pm EDT

I can hear the voices of leaves crumpled under our jaunty feet.
Great poetry

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Alison H. Oct 5, 2008, 11:13pm EDT

This poem illustrates the joys of autumn so well. I love it!

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Lynn R. Oct 5, 2008, 11:25pm EDT

Alison repost or not this was so descriptive I could almost smell autumn. Isn't it a lovely season?!?! We noticed today that the leaves are changing quickly and the fields are turning daily. Soon we'll have a burst of color here.

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Alison Pearce Oct 5, 2008, 11:27pm EDT

And to think, it is spring here Lynn! The air is filled with the intoxicating aroma of new blooms - the jasmine and honeysuckle always seem most prominent to me - and everything is green and new again!

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