Behind veils of 20 foot vines
and angled branches of tall pines
Small jade beads are blossoming into pale lavender florets
giving birth to astonishing fruit in violet
I have seen the first beautyberries grace these woods
providing for the songbirds their food
While the golden silk spiders weave wide webs
aloft in the sunshine of late September.
Amongst chirping trees, swamp ferns are thriving;
Ruddy Daggerwings everywhere celebrating
Perhaps signaling with code of wings
Autumn is arriving.
Similar say the cypress cones, pale green round;
red berries and shiny leaves of wild coffee plants abound.
Some beings have built a nest
where the view of Primrose Willow is best
By the wild lantana and yellow pond apples;
my heart, grown ever fonder from absence
My soul reunites here like one who is famished,
as intensity of tropic summer kept me banished.
Even the roots of fallen trees
exude a certain divine beauty;
ecstasy.
A contest entry
- Prompt: when I found you, I found the reason for me by Manda Kathryn.
400 points, ended October 16, 16 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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a beautiful wander through an autumnal forest this paints a vivid picture of fall (i've never quite got why people describe such a lovely time of year as fall) lovely write, well done!!
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I'm so glad that you enjoyed this poem
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Soothing
Wow, I'm glad I stopped stressing over paperwork long enough to read this. I feel calmer now, even if I am procrastinating! Love the alliteration in "silk spiders weave wide webs". This piece was an incredible description of all the sights of Autumn. The second to last stanza is the only one that seemed misplaced, as the phrasing is rather awkward. Other than that, well done! ~Keys
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Wishing you a relaxing weekend
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I loved the beautiful pictures you skillfully painted with your words. I saw so many wonderful colors; heard the songbirds; saw the insects and invisioned the woods. That means (to me) that you wrote this with admiral impact. Great job on it. I love nature writes like this.
AsIThink...
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Thank you so much.
Nature is my favorite subject for poetry
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I am a little unsure if this is metaphoric or not as my contest isn't a nature one ...
this is a beautiful poem either way
Thank You & Best of Luck
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wonderfully rendered, placing your reader into this precise spot of existence at that very moment captured by your beautifully delivered lines.
very well done.
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Nice season poem.
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Thank you; this poem means a lot to me
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Fantastic imagery. I can taste the air in this poem. I think autumn is my favourite time of year, its always so peaceful and pretty. Your poem takes the spirit and puts it out for everyone to experience.
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What a nice way to describe one of my favorite times of the year. I love it when the colors change and it cools down (down here in Mississippi we have to wait until November to see the colors change.) This time of year makes it worth it to be outside on a sunny day when it's not so hot. This is what I describe as perfect.
Well done.
~Willie~
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