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Fleeting Days Of Summer

The first whisperings of autumn are upon us
with dried leaves skittering
from a wind bearing a slight touch of chill
the solitary honk of a goose
and the point of its 'V', giving directions to old man winter

Little childrens' memories of splashing about in lakes
pools
and ocean waves
will soon be replaced by sums
literature
and runny noses

Seasonal birds, disgruntled by chill-wind mussed feathers
take their leave to warmer arenas
where they'll gossip in the sunlight
and marvel at the stupidity
of the creatures that remain at their previous venue

Before long
we will sit in longing
for God's warm touch upon us again

— infinite_dwarf, Sep 06, 2009

About the Author

Region, Country: North Carolina, USA, USA

Favorite Poets: E.A. Poe, Lewis Carroll, Charles Bukowski, Michael McClure, Lawrence Ferlenghetti.

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Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 9 months ago

Hey, you don’t like

Hey, you don't like God's cold touch? Neither do I. ~A p.s. I am returning to my non-rating system even though I know you don't give to shits about stars. I rewrote this *Anna's way*.... And that pretty much explains our methods of critiquing....Sorry, the devil made me do it. Autumn whispers with dried leaves skittering, a chilling wind the solitary honk of a goose and the point of its ‘V’, give directions to old man winter childhood memories, splashing about in lakes pools and ocean waves now sums, literature and runny noses Seasonal birds, disgruntled by chill-wind mussed feathers take their leave, in the sunlight they’ll gossip and marvel at the stupidity of creatures that remain frozen-beaked Before long we will sit in longing for God’s warming touch
Seren

Seren

16 years 9 months ago

Dear Jess

Its lovely to read you again its been too long and this is an awesome poem i loved it ... good to see some life from you love and hugz Jayne x x We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves. Lynn Hall ...

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