Autumn

Cherry

By marandina

Sun, 19 Sep 2021
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Autumn

 

The Harvest Moon will reach peak illumination on Monday, September 20

The Autumn Equinox is on Wednesday 22nd September 2021

 

 

Moonlight lunar lamplight of rusty orange hue,

farmers gathering crops late into the night,

Equinox nears, a time of witches and magic,

a gateway between worlds about to unlock.

 

Pumpkins sliced by knives ground sharp,

jack o’lanterns smile from fired insides,

cold winds blow across Pennsylvania porches,

fluttering leaves float and fall like snow.

 

A golden riptide of colours awash beaches

of crinkled flotsam, jetsam, leaf piles in woods,

sunsets cast shadows (dancing) as nights draw in,

spiders spin webs, casting spells of captivity.

 

School halls bursting with the fruits of Harvest,

alms to be given to the needy - old and poor,

laden tables and turkeys, thanksgiving to pilgrims,

families gather once more in gratitude and love.

 

Auburn and rouge spill across autumn’s palette,

a bee’s buzz slows as dreams of winter sleep nears,

Halloween souls remembered, the Dead wake once more,

All Hallowed and Holy, the sanctity of all Saints.

 

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Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Beautifully mastered poem Paul and well said. You set the scene perfectly and gave me the magic of the season.

Many thanks for sharing.

Jenny. smiley

 

Submitted by marandina on

Ah thanks for reading, Jenny. I do love Autumn - the transition from Summer to colder nights and the run in to Christmas. Just wonderful. Thanks again. Paul :)

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks for the cherries ABC Eds. Much appreciated. Paul :)

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

I really like how you mix homely into Hallow -

"farmers gathering crops late into the night,"

"School halls bursting with the fruits of Harvest,"

and the creatures outside, in the wild -

"a bee’s buzz slows as dreams of winter sleep nears,"

"spiders spin webs, casting spells of captivity."

lots of wonderful details. You are making a great poetry almanac with all these dates you write about!

 

Submitted by marandina on

Ah thanks for reading, Di. I must admit, I did think that myself about writing about the different times of Equinox. I think I get a restless urge to document them somehow. Thanks again for noticing and the thoughtful comments. Always appreciated. Paul :)

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

well, you are really good at it, maybe you are a druid :0)

 

Submitted by marandina on

Ha ha...maybe in spirit but all resemblance to druids ends there :)

 

Submitted by hilary west on

Hi,

I love the magic of this. It is so vivid and colourful!

hilary      smiley

 

Submitted by marandina on

Ah thanks for reading it, Hilary. It's hard to do justice to the colours of Autumn in a poem. Such a beautiful time of year. Thanks again. Paul

 

Submitted by hilary west on

Hi marandina,

You do autumn full justice. This is an excellent and vibrant poem. I don't think it can be made any more attractive than it so surely is!!!

hilary   smiley

 

Submitted by marandina on

That's kind of you to say, Hilary. Thanks again. Paul :)

 

Submitted by celticman on

All Hallow and Holy indeed. It does feel like the end of the year, with daylight disappearing. I guess I should be used to it be now. 

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks for reading it, CM. At least you have Celtic fixtures in Europe to look forward to over the dark, winter months...

 

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Paul

 

Lovely poem with beautiful details and covering the whole of the autumn period.

Jean Day

Submitted by marandina on

Ah thanks for reading it, Jean. Paul :)

 

Submitted by Hades502 on

Hey Paul, you seem to be doing a lot of poetry lately. This is very good, beautifully worded. Good job and congratulations on the cherries.

GGHades502

Submitted by marandina on

Cheers Hades. Thanks for reading it. Paul

 

Submitted by onemorething on

A fabulous Autumn poem, I loved it. Rachel :)

 

Submitted by marandina on

Oh thank you so much, Rachel. Glad you liked it. Paul :)