A leaf falls silent tolling
passing of summer days
promise not more than haze
and mist and rain to come.
A leaf falls slowly telling
the watcher ease has gone
from rusty un-oiled bone
that summer kindly gave.
A leaf falls dully spelling
a cold and wintry way
with dark not light the day
'til buds grace greening stems.
A contest entry
- Photo Inspired (Rain, Love, Nature, Beaches, The Moon, Sunsets, etc....) by Sally the Ragdoll.
600 points, ended September 23, 2007, 22 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Change of Season - 100 entries I'll give out 2050 Points 56 more to go by Florida Sunshine.
625 points, ended October 5, 2007, 41 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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very nicely done and nice metaphor.nice imagery
best of luck in the contest. be well and be blessed
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WOW ~ okay... i really liked it from start to finish~ you sank your words to my soul~ feeling .... yes I asked for it~ and you gave it to me! .... I really like this! Nice!
Thanks for entering my season contest ~ good luck to you!
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good grief you are good arent you... This is probebly the best poem Ive read in weeks. What a lovely weekend treat. x
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this could be taken as literal or metaphorical. either way it is a great poem. thank you for sharing this with me and i am looking forward to reading more from you in the near future. viyanna rosemarie
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It is the time of year that a life will fall and so it is an apt metaphor.
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Well written
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Wow. That was absolutely beautiful. I loved the way you made what sounds like arthritis beautiful in your words. Write on!
~*~SP~*~
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Having lived in Australia for the last 20 years this brought a tear to my eye and reminded me of the old country. Has a lovely flow and imagery, well done.
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