Fall is coming on the wings of a summer's breeze.
Those bright flowered colors begin to fade and dim.
This is the time that trees take to shine.
The maple with it's bright yellows and reds,
compete with the high mountain aspen all
dressed in golds. The oak, sedate as always,
clothes itself in drab brown as if to offer the
eyes a respite from bright colors.
The mountains of the Appalachia and Ozarks become a
riot of colors. The reds, golds and browns mute those
who robe themselves all year round in green.
The mountains of the Rocky's are robed mostly in gold,
looking as precious as the metal itself in the fall
light.
Autumn is the time when Nature robes herself in bright
colors for all to see and remember before the unrelenting
white of winter sets in.
Author notes
Option #6.
!!!Rainbows and Stuff !!!
While I have never lived or visited the Applachia's personally. I wrote this from the photos that I have seen. I have lived in the Ozarks and currently live in the Rockys.
Written September 2nd, 2006
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Wow. The imagery was just awesome I sat there and read this and I felt like I was actually there. Whe you sit there and read something and feel that way because of their imagery and emotion then you know that they are a good writer and that the poem is just really awesome. Good luck on my contest. This poem was beautiful.
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Merry meet,
Thank you for your kind words of praise. I'm glad that you really liked the poem.
Amythest
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beautifully written
autumn/fall is the most enthalling season of all,you shared this beauty so well, thank you and good luck
Lin
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Merry meet MoonsShadow,
Thank you for your wonderful applause. I'm glad that you enjoyed the poem. Now we'll see how I do in the contest. Thank you again.
Amythest
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This was exactly what I was looking for!!
I really enjoyed this one. It really captured what I think of as nature. Thank you so much for the entry, we'll see if you get any points.
justlikelivin
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Merry meet Miss Yorik,
Thank you for your wonderful compliments. Fall always makes me think of my childhood in Kansas when we would go to the Ozarks. The oaks were always my favorite tree.
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Merry meet Fallen,
Thank you for your wonderful applause. It's always nice to receive it. I am glad that you enjoyed my poem.
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How beauitful! I love poems about autumn, this one was different but still beautiful. I loved it. Well done
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The oak, sedate as always,
clothes itself in drab brown as if to offer the
eyes a respite from bright colors.
Beautiful! We tend to think of autumn in bright colours, rather than sedate browns, so this added a nice touch. Interesting idea of robes... I think of winter as trees are robed in gowns of silver and diamond, but autumn, too, falls into the category, for the trees are robed in reds, golds, and browns.
Thank you for entering. I enjoyed reading this.
melanie
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