Nowhere To Hide Poem by Ernestine Northover

Nowhere To Hide

Rating: 4.5


I drove through each dancing, tumbling leaf,
that rolled with great speed across the street.
And as the wind blew, each did retreat
to their final destiny, too brief.

With such gaiety they twirled and spun,
partying with unleashed energy.
Perhaps they were up to devilry,
enjoying themselves when day was done.

Their colours were of the richest kind,
gold, orange, yellow, red, beige and brown.
With gentle ease they had fluttered down,
copper richness on the ground combined.

With this spectacle each year to view,
it warms our hearts before winter-tide.
When trees become bare, nowhere to hide,
grey starkness against the blue sky’s hue.

Stopping the car, I opened the door,
treading on layers of duplicate shades.
Dazzling eyes, before foliage fades
into a cold and frozen earth’s floor.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Lawrence S. Pertillar 31 October 2009

Ernestine, You manage to capture such vivid exquisite scenes. And this Autumn gem is another. Nice.

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Marilyn Lott 31 October 2009

Ah yes, crisp cold autumn is here and winter is just around the corner. A delicous description, Ernestine! '10! ' Warm Wishes, Marilyn

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Ivor Hogg 31 October 2009

A festival of colour to prepare us for winters austere beauty

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Fay Slimm 31 October 2009

You bring to the reader's eyes the vivid colours and images of autumn so well in this verse dear Ernestine - - so glad I caught this one... warmest of wishes from Fay...xx

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Meggie Gultiano 08 November 2009

This is a gem, Ern..beautiful, lovely flow of words..You definitely captured the essence of the season you have to which we are not blessed..Wonderful

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Andrew Blakemore 04 November 2009

A truly wonderful write Ernestine, beautifully written. You have captured the essence of the season perfectly. Love, Andrew xxx

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Dan Reynolds 04 November 2009

But sometimes I just think, 'Oh Heck! ' When fallen leaves block all the drains then bang on cue, November's rains have overflown the garden beck! (Took away half of next door's garden too!) Danny; ¬)

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Ann Beard 01 November 2009

My favourite season Ernestine an explosion of colour to herald the stark beauty of winter, A time for reflection. I love your description. regards Ann

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David Harris 31 October 2009

Ernestine, I loved the imagery you projected here of the leaves of varying colours dancing in the wind, Beautiful. Top marks and thanks for sharing it with us my friend. Hugs David

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