Poetry Friday...
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My poem for October was plunked down into FB this morning...or late last night:
October
October teases leaves
to begin their tinge twinges of
green to orange, yellow, red:
It begins the crisper nights;
it does a flash freeze on blades of grass;
it turns trees into bouquets,
and groves into giant mounds of mums;
It takes the sweetness of the summer breeze
and gives it a cinnamon kick
that swirls around your head
and tickles your nose.
And it ends with barely a leaf on a tree.
A coating thick on the ground
swishes and crackles
in your wake
as you scuffle-shuffle
toward the brown and gray
of November.
by Donna JT Smith ©2023
I think we can all identify with this imagery, Donna, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting today, Matt!
DeleteThe glory of autumn revealed in your words, Donna - just beautiful! I love the "cinnamon kick."
ReplyDeleteFall is just cinnamon-ish!
DeleteDonna, beautiful poem - I love tinge twinges! Very creative.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tracey!
Delete"it turns trees into bouquets" I love this line, Donna!
ReplyDeleteOh, it's good to see a Donna Smith poem...it's been too long for me. Cinnamon kick in the head. Yes!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful imagery in your poem. Love scuffle-shuffle!
ReplyDeleteDonna, so many sweet phrases in your poem. "October teases" "crisper nights" "cinnamon kick" "swishes and crackles" and "scuffle-shuffle." It gives me warm fall feelings.
ReplyDeleteDonna, this poem is full of the beauty of Autumn. There are so many lovely lines, especially the stanza that shares two seasons: sweetness of the summer breeze
ReplyDeleteand gives it a cinnamon kick.
I hope your October is filled with blessings. It is so wonderful to see you on PF this week.