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Tuesday 18 November 2008

Late Autumn

geese gathering honking in the fields,
early morning mist low over the trees,
bright turning leaves
and the five glowing colours of rowan berries,
spider webs draped over hedgerows
where robins wistfully sing,
magical light glowing
transforming stone to gold,
deer alert in a herd under
a yellow frost-moon

the hedgehog's prickled ball
waiting





A List Poem for Miss Rumphius Monday Poetry Stretch
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18 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:50 am

    That is beautiful. It really does remind me of landscape painting, the way you lead the eye and the touch of bird song in the middle. That is a very beautiful poem.

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  2. Rachel Green9:29 am

    Fabulous, Ity makes me pine for the riverside walks where I used to live.

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  3. Art and Poetry10:36 am

    I agree it is beautiful! draws a lovely picture of nature.

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  4. Michelle1:38 pm

    Love the images of "the five glowing colours of rowan berries" and "a yellow frost-moon", Juliet.

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  5. Anonymous1:39 pm

    I love your header. The list poem gives me such a picture in my head of fall. Thank you.

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  6. d. moll, l.ac.2:54 pm

    The hedgehog at the end was a crowning touch.

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  7. Visual-Voice3:27 pm

    really just lovely. I'm right there with you as I read it.

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  8. The Weaver of Grass3:38 pm

    Conjures up a lovely picture of Autumn.

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  9. Janice Thomson4:19 pm

    A delightful autumn scene - love the ending with the hedgehog waiting. Beautiful.

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  10. Devika Jyothi6:30 pm

    Hi CGP!

    Nice Poem...

    btw, i came to inform that i have a new one at my Certain Kind of woman blog.

    just thought of informing the bloggers i visit regularly..Take your time, but hope you will find time for it :-)

    wishes!
    devika

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  11. Anonymous7:35 pm

    a beautiful description, like finding a field of flowers in the desert

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  12. polona8:06 pm

    wonderful impressions beautifully strung together

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  13. Anonymous10:21 pm

    So lovely. Love that name for the moon. On my farmer's almanac calendar this month's moon is the beaver moon! Where is the poetry in that?

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  14. Anonymous4:11 pm

    Beautiful images, particularly the five colours. And the hedgehog finishes it off beautifully!

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  15. Bill11:01 pm

    "waiting" is a most effective finale to this.

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  16. Andromeda Jazmon2:12 pm

    Beautiful! I agree the last line is wonderful.

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  17. holly3:31 am

    such wonderful imagery, as always in your poems!

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  18. Lucy12:45 pm

    The 'five glowing colours' are so intriguing!

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