Autumn Poem by Max Reif

Autumn

Rating: 3.9


The slow burning of the leaves
prefigures the ripening of my soul.

Today the weather
is like a companion,
the warm, still air
poised at a precipice
before its leap into winter.

Time has taken a breath.
Something inside me
is waiting to fall, like the leaves.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Lori Boulard 02 November 2005

you have such a way with concise little photos of words... and you know I just love images of the seasons!

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Charles Chaim Wax 02 November 2005

delicate bits of precision with a hint of despair which is actually victory a smooth poem not jagged comfotable when the blizzard storms into the heart

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Linda Hepner 03 November 2005

This is delightful. There is a strange, enclosing pleasure in feeling Autumn and you have caught it.

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Ivy Christou 10 November 2005

lovely images, beautiful poem with a lot of depth too.. 'Something inside me is waiting to fall, like the leaves.' especially this was haunting.. i can give it a lot of meanings. one of them is that you are ready to let something go while you are waiting for something new.. just like the new leaves in spring.. Great write! HBH

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Simon Whild 08 November 2005

Lovely images. A fantastic hook and the slow flow of the poem has almost an oriental feel. It summed up Autumn for me.

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Ernestine Northover 06 November 2005

Now that is rather beautiful Max, a lovely poem about the inevitable. Sincerely Ernestine

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Vanessa Brown 04 November 2005

I like it, i think it really really encapsulates the ever pressing autumn..i probably interpreted wrong, but to me i got the idea you were talking about when you feel in a state of unsurity, not happy, not sad, but u know that sometime soon winter is going to fall...i get that. nice imagery!

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Michael Shepherd 03 November 2005

Hear hear to that...

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