(08/13/1945 / UTAH)

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Shades of Autumn

I felt it in the air today
Summertime's demise,
The crispness of the morning air
Caught me by surprise;
I should have known the time was near
I've felt it coming on,
The urge to rearrange the house
Has lately been so strong;
I need to have the carpets cleaned
And paint the children's room,
Hang some cheerful curtains up
To chase away the gloom;
For winter can't be far away
As falling leaves predict
That soon the branches will be bare
And all the flowers picked;
When the air is clear and vibrant
And the dogs bark far away,
I know it won't be long before
Autumn's here to stay.

Submitted: Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Edited: Thursday, August 13, 2009

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  • Daniel Kempson (8/13/2009 6:28:00 PM)

    My favourite time of the year and love the onset of it 10 Thanks Daniel

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  • Barry Van Allen (3/21/2007 1:25:00 PM)

    Linda,
    I agree with Jim a bit, ... this has been done a lot though!
    That is not to say that you did not do it well! If I may say...
    Autumn does the same to me ! The season always makes me
    happy with it's colors, and in a way it makes me sad too!
    At least until the world outside looks like a great big
    birthday cake, all frosted!
    B.V.A.

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  • Not a member No 4 (2/9/2007 4:07:00 PM)

    I'm amazed there are no comments here Linda. This is lovely. A genty evocative foretelling of autumn's arrival. Highly scenic language and just the right amount of detail all within a very structured evenly tempo'd form. Superb and very apt writing xx jim

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