The fleeting beauty breaks my heart
And takes away my words
The mountains laced with finest gold
The mourning song of birds
The trees are hung with champagne coins
Like toys at Christmastime
The leaves recede from summer's peak
And wither on the vine
The mistress Fall has barely come
She tiptoes through the fields
Careful to make herself known
But not her full strength wield
The grasses glow in majesty
Not yellow, nor quite green
The subtle turn to Autumn
Is more felt right now than seen
It won't be long before she moves
Her gaze upon the land
And then the red starting to bloom
Will flourish by her hand
It will erupt, a symphony
Inferno-fuse of light
For one brief moment all the world
Will glow sun-fire bright
Then the leaves will fall away
And come down from the trees
The vibrant orange will retreat
To deadest brown with ease
The stalks of copper will subside
To fields of rocky dust
The barren branches, stripped and stark
Will see a landscape crushed
The time 'till then is but a blink
In Nature's ageless eye
In whose gaze a thousand years
Pass through an evening sky
But who cares of decay to come
Or that this breath will pass
When for one gorgeous second reigns
A beauty that can't last
9 comments:
brightenedboy, you are a very very good writer. i don't say that lightly. i will be back to linger for sure. and thanks for visiting my blog. i don't know how you got there but your comment was welcomed and appreciated.
:)
kj
I hope the birds don't mourn for long, Fall is very pretty and a much pleasanter temperature.
I came here thru KJ's place and I'm glad I did. She can tell you I'm not a fan of (most) rhyming poetry but I do love this one. And you've written about my favorite season, one I've been away from for 16 years. I'm back now and enjoying every moment of Autumn. You've described it perfectly and magically.
Great poem, BB.
Wow can you write poetry, beautiful verse, lovely words
Came here from kj's place
Did you write this? It is really beautiful.
Sue
Someone's Mom: Yes, I wrote it. Thank you so much for the compliment.
You wrote this? You're AMAZING. Seriously. I was expecting to see it signed by William Blake or Emerson or something... Amazing job.
I also love it because it's about fall... a season I have an interesting relationship with. I love because it's so beautiful, yet it can upset me because it can drive me into the sticky pits of nostalgia for periods at a time.
Thank you for the feedback everyone.
Amelie, I'm particularly flattered by your comment. I, too, have relationships with seasons and I'd love to hear about yours. Maybe you could do a post about it?
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