Lips are humming to the breeze
Autumn is undressing the trees
Goodbye dear leaves, floating down
Silently you flutter to the ground
Traces of your presence still linger
Tongue-tied - humdinger.
Pierce the sky as winter grows
Breeze through the Autumn flows
Hollow chimes grasp the air
Filling it with a seasonal flair
Burned with the fire, dieing down
Photographs of a quieter town
Memories die as fall does pass
Tears fall down before half mast
Wet, streaked faces crowd the home
Pillows not soft enough for bed bugs to roam
Sheets tucked tight for the arrival of Spring
Perfumed scents, flowers, such things
Air thins lighter, pollen's afloat
Lingers in our bodies, sinuses & throat
Without Spring however, Summer would be lost
Try to go without it, and you could pay the cost
One season so hot, you must dip in the pool
Being so hot, your body begs to be cool.
Curtains flutter open, circulating air
Billowing and dancing, like maidens fair,
Smoke from outside, a tasty barbeque
Rising from the flames, is a year anew.
Author notes
Number used... ALL!
A contest entry
- Word Bank by piccola.
450 points, ended May 7, 2007, 11 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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Good job with the bank and using all of the numbers. I smiled at the bed bug line and loved the last stanza; it's beautiful. Thank you for the entry and good luck in the contest.
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This is beautifully penned with such vibrant imagery, I love the way you used the word bank. The end result being this wonderful piece of work. Good luck in the contest.
Shaz xx
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This was amazing.The visualization is so beautiful and it flows so softly.
Thanks for sharing and good luck -
This is very creative and I enjoyed reading this a lot. Unique and refreshing in some ways. Nice job and keep it up. ~~
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