By Anne Bonner
Cape Canaveral Branch, Florida
Autumn winds blowing
Through the tall trees
Glimpses of red and gold
Floating oak leaves
Birds on the wing in the
Cloudless blue sky
Dipping, turning
Waving goodbye
Away from the city’s clamor
Perfect escape
To paint the beautiful
Autumn landscape
Capturing on canvas nature
For all to see
Forever etched in my heart and
My memory
‘Waving good-bye’ is such an effective and evocative phrase to characterize incoming winter and outgoing autumn. A visual ‘treat.’
Lovely poem, Anne. Last week, I cried when I left upstate New York. The fall always stirs me deeply – as did your poem. I remember pressing leaves between wax paper, climbing apple trees and eating ’til we burst, corn fields, trick-or-treating on glittering starry nights. I can see the oak leaf frittering to the ground on a crisp autumn day.
Thank you Ann!
Your stirring poem “Autumn Splendor” breathes the breathless beauty of autumn. It takes me back to my roots and the clear cool autumn days when I lived on Long Island, New York.
Beautiful! I could feel the season’s change in your poem. Well done Anne!
“Cloudless skies”, to me, is an impeccable choice of words, speaking, as it does, of the subtle ways those rare days of low humidity and cool breeze in Florida can affect our senses. Felicitations Anne!
Congratulations Anne! I’m not surprised your poem was selected, it’s beautiful!
‘Tis the season for beautiful autumn! Your images remind me of the beautiful fall colors and feelings from my youth in Wisconsin. Thank you, Anne!
Love it Anne, and love you too!
Great poem Anne…I love it! As always, you knocked it out of the park again! 🙂
Well said and visually happy.
Bill and Debbie Akridge says:
We are ready for the hot and humid summer to end and this poem describing autumn puts us in the mood. Good job, Anne!
Very nice.
Thank you! Anne
Anne,
I love your poem! You have done a brilliant job of capturing the imagery, rhythm, and experience of a perfect fall day. Thank you for sharing.