As in my own childhood memories,
I recall the scent of burning leaves.
All the neighbors rake their yards,
cool crisp days scent carried far.
Canning veggies,fruits and berries,
with my mom and instructions varied.
Have to can and store for a long winter,
all we can or we'll grow much thinner.
But I remember all the fun playing,
leaping in raked leaf piles claiming.
"This is my fort,go rake your own!"
to other kids I played with at home.
Wispy gusts on windy days silent,
I'd sit in revelry and dream defiant.
That when I'd grown I'd have it all,
money,home and be rich and tall.
But chores I had to do for right now,
feeding chickens and livestock Wow!
The nanny goat was birthing kids,
a storm was brewing something big.
Time to stall and lock the barn doors,
pitch lots of hay and pitch out more.
I hated cleaning out chicken poop,
from their nest in the chicken coop.
Looking forward as were all friends,
to Halloween night and candy binge.
In home made designed costumes all,
scary ghost and goblins big and small.
So you see it wasn't all work and no play,
with friends attending my Oct.29th birthday.
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Written October 3rd, 2005
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What a marvelous rendition of fall on the farm!
These memories are the fantasies that fueled
my childhood as I grew stuck in a small city,
wistful for wide-open spaces and a hand in growing things. Blue
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this is a nice collection of memories inspired by october. it leaves the reader thinking about their youthful days and this time of year. thank you for entering and best of luck in the contest <3
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Oh what memories suseann. I remember spending time on a farm when I was a kid but never did I live on one. Not a "real" one anyway. Sometimes thought I was living in a zoo though
Very nice trip down memory lane suseann. 
~Lyrical
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Suseann,
I enjoyed this great autumn read it had the feel to it my friend. I bet your glad those days of cleaning chicken poop are over LOL....(((((((hugs)))))))))) Sherry ♥
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Oh, how lovely - you conjure up such beautiful images!
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Awesome work you did on this poem,I never had this kind of childhood but sure wish I had,every line of your poem spells out happy to me,keep the good stuff coming .
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TRULY BEAUTIFUL! WONDERFUL MEMORIES
You have lightened my heart and taken me back to my own childhood days. This is one very beautiful poem!
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