Autumn’s Abscission
Leaves heave themselves, as they,
Gutsy as this gusty day,
Beg the children come and play
Before autumn slips away.
© Marie Elena Good, 2018
FOR POETIC BLOOMINGS AUTUMNAL POEM-A-DAY CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE, 2018, DAY 7: WINDY
pictured words
a simple pairing of pictures and poetry
Tag: autumn
October 17, 2018
UNTITLED
Photo by Keith R. Good
When summer takes leave,
fall embellishes the views,
and cues winter’s eve.
© Marie Elena Good
FOR POETIC BLOOMINGS AUTUMNAL POEM-A-DAY CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE, 2018, DAY 4: LEAVES
October 16, 2018
AUTUMN AWAKENS (Sonnet for my favorite season)
Its very shadows fall uniquely fall
And that begins the season, in my eyes.
Trees flame with reds, or yellow fireballs
As autumn’s colors blaze against blue skies.
It sets my heart alight, and makes me smile.
Its cool air feels delightful to breathe in.
Its mood ignites a passion in my soul.
It is my chosen season – long has been.
Trees captivate me as their colors spill,
Like kindling for reflections long-since gone –
The merriment my child-heart treasures, still.
So much to love … excuse my rambling on …
But passion for Ohio’s autumn days
Will burn in me forever and always.
© Marie Elena Good, 2018
FOR POETIC BLOOMINGS AUTUMNAL POEM-A-DAY CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE, 2018, DAY 3: FIRE
October 15, 2018
CONFESSION STAND
Photo credit: The Webstaurant Store
“Buttered hot popcorn!”
Announced through a bullhorn,
“With ice-cold Coke, cocoa, or beer!”
Fritos and Cheetos, and
Nacho Doritos, and
Truly no will power, here.
Corn dog with mustard,
A large frozen custard,
Some M&M s, and Lotsa Fizz.
Smells like concession stand.
Sounds like confession, and
I don’t know — maybe it is. 😉
© Marie Elena Good, 2018
FOR POETIC BLOOMINGS AUTUMNAL POEM-A-DAY CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE, 2018, DAY 2: AROMA
October 14, 2018
PENCHANTS
Photo credit: Keith R. Good
PENCHANTS
my air,
chilled
my coffee,
hot
my words,
spilled
my muse,
caught.
© Marie Elena Good, 2018
FOR POETIC BLOOMINGS AUTUMNAL POEM-A-DAY CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE, 2018 DAY 1 PROMPT: COLD
September 30, 2018
FALL OF MY HEART (sonnet for autumn)
Photo credit: Keith R. Good
Way back, when I was just a little girl
My heart fell hard and fast for autumn’s charms.
As summer ends, the joys of fall unfurl,
With football, marching bands, and pumpkin farms.
Drum cadence seems to beat within my chest
As scarlet, gold, and ginger grace our trees.
The scents of burning leaves, and apples pressed,
Or baked ‘tween flaky crusts, give me weak knees.
When sun shines full in autumn’s deep blue sky,
Or harvest moon looms larger than my home,
It simply leaves me breathless. My-oh-my,
I cannot paint my fondness in a poem.
I have this wish – believe me, it’s sincere –
I wish fall lingered ten more months per year.
© Marie Elena Good, 2018
March 5, 2016
Whatever is lovely…
Photo by Keith R. Good
Hushed splendor
echoes through rich autumn forests,
softly laden
with a palette of Eden’s origin.
February 6, 2016
Haiku Month 2016, Day 6
Photo by Keith R. Good
Chilled cerulean night
Ignites
Flaunts afterglow
November 11, 2014
Senryu for Autumn’s Hills, 2014
I.
The drone of demands
Briefly switched with hushed stillness
As leaves fall like snow
II.
Horns, sirens, red lights
Renounced for crimson-dappled
Pine needle footpaths
III.
Here, silence is found
Not in lack of sound, but in
Raindrops on crisp leaves.
IV.
Crickets and songbirds
Harmonize with the tall pines,
Singing as they sway.
V.
Cabin-bound evening
As fierce autumn storms descend,
But can’t dampen joy.
VI.
Unseasonal warmth
Gives way to plummeting temps.
Two hearts find kindling.
VII.
Sizzling bacon
Crackling fire in the hearth
Savoring morning
VIII.
In vain, camera’s eye
Tries to mimic that which is
Creator-endowed
IX.
Sun warms exposed skin
As chilled air caresses same.
Season of wonder.
X.
Grateful for God’s gifts
As autumn’s palette fades, and
Our road now leads home
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