Saturday, November 12, 2011

Ode to Orange, Brown, and Gold

This poem is inspired by the beautiful fall trees that greet me on my walks to work.

Spellbinding September
And the plumage of fall
Cascading her golden leaves
Upon my worn brown boots
No shame in our love
Bending towards light
Loving the blackness of night

Stains of orange pumpkin
Tattooed upon our knees
Bobbing for apples
Turning into lips
One last dip of summer
Before fall clothes nakedness
Only the trees are bare now

Foliage drawing nigh
Enlightening our eyes
Serenading the skies
And nature storing
Away her love
For winter

Winter in our bones
In the bareness of trees
Still longing for autumn light
To caress our skin
As love jumps
In a pile of leaves

5 comments:

Susie Clevenger said...

A lovely ode to fall...I love the last stanza...

:-Dee said...

Such a lovely poem indeed... :)

Michelle My Bell said...

Simply lovely... beautiful post :)

Kilauea Poetry said...

Hi there..great expressions of the Seasons here! You must have a terrific view!
Wishing you a great week ahead-

Covnitkepr1 said...

You are good with words.
Just checking back to see if you have posted again.I’ve been following and enjoying your blog for a while now and would like to invite you to visit and perhaps follow me back. Sorry I took so long for the invitation