I remember autumn evenings,
Those times that now are flown;
She used to sit beside me here,
But now I’m all alone.
The falling leaves are touched by rays of
Gleaming autumn light;
She’d love the colours, were she here
To see them in their flight.
The silent woods make me recall
A day I would forget:
I wove together willow leaves
To form a coronet.
She sang me songs of Ireland
And love that’s true and pure;
I thought those days would never end,
Our moments were assured.
Sometimes I think I hear her voice
Or glimpse her shining eyes;
I will my dreamings to be true
And feel my spirits rise.
But then they fall; I bow my head,
My heart filled with despair.
It was a vision; nothing more:
My love was never there.
Author notes
This is something that I had started writing before I saw the contest, but it fits the prompt.
My friend Draven (Dantes Inferno) recently fell into a kind of depression when his wife (Silver Sionnach) went into a coma. She is awake now, and doing much better. This is for him.
A contest entry
- AUTUMN! - what does it mean to you? by FallenSoul009.
900 points, ended November 15, 2008, 16 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Memories of Liadan by AerinAlanna.
1000 points, ended October 26, 2008, 10 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Oh Amanda... I love this. LOVE it. You are so in-tune with nature and how beautiful life is. I adore this, despite the sorrow therein. You are indeed my sister, if not by blood then by soul.
~ L
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I really wanted to write something for Draven, but I couldn't find the right words. I finally came across a contest about autumn, and thought, "that's perfect!" so I came up with this.
I love you.
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I am in love with both the rhythm and beauty of this poem. Wonderfully done, Amanda. Draven loves it as well and he blushes upon seeing it. An excellent job!
~ L
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I Really Liked this, the sadness and hope can be felt, the pain of loss, and the want are real.
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I AM pleased. Touched, moved and indebted to you. For your kindness has been the best I could ever hope to deserve. These words, these meanings... they go beyond what I could have ever hoped. You understand this pain I feel and this love I hold in my heart. You have always amazed me, but I am now wondering what I have done to be so lucky such as to know you. Thank you for putting what I have locked in my mind into words. Thank you.
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I had the basis of an idea, and was trying to write it when I came across this contest, and the words of the first stanza immediately wrote themselves in my mind. After that, the only difficult part was not crying while I wrote the rest.
~Amanda
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How beautiful this is! Draven will be most pleased and I know Liadan will be just as touched. They are strong and shall most certainly make it through such a trying time.
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Oh my goodness. This is so sad, and so beautiful. It brought tears to my eyes This is such a wonderful poem, I can't even begin to describe it. So very moving.
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