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October 11, 2011

Autumn Burns


What makes fall special
is its temporal quality

A mercurial change
that burns the landscape
with glorious, blazing colors

Before finally settling down to
the ground in brown blandness

For a brief time we get to see
the hidden spectrum Nature hordes
waiting to unveil her late-year spectacle

15 comments:

  1. Vivienne MossOctober 11, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    Fall is a splendid time of year, though I like the brown blandness that blankets the ground just as well. The crunch of leaves under my feet are one of my favorite sounds. Beautiful poem.

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  2. Sharon DayOctober 11, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    And some of us get to have autumn's glory in our hair for all year round :-)

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  3. Brian MillerOctober 11, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    true that...the brilliant flash of beauty right before death...my fav time of year...

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  4. Monkey ManOctober 11, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    love the colors of fall...hate the clean up.

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  5. TaborOctober 12, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    Thanks for the visit to my blog and I see you love autumn as much as I.

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  6. MaryOctober 13, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    You are right about autumn. It IS the most beautiful season of the year. Too bad it leads to winter. Brrrrr.

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  7. Isabel DoyleNovember 3, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    lovely reminders of Autumn's beauty

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  8. Sherry Blue SkyNovember 3, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Beautiful, Bubba. I so love the colors of fall.

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  9. EllaNovember 3, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    I love Nature hordes...! Well Done~

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  10. Blossom VydrinaNovember 3, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    My favorite time of year. I love the line "the hidden spectrum Nature hordes."

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  11. PattiKenNovember 3, 2011 at 10:00 PM

    Hi there! I like this a lot. I just wish Nature would share her spectrum of color a little longer and horde some of that white.

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  12. rchNovember 4, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    Hi Bubba, nicely done. We didn't get to see many colors this year in upstate NY but at least I saw them through your eyes.

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  13. JinksyNovember 4, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    'Temporal quality' is the magic all seasons have. Think how boring life would be with no changes?

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  14. WyomingDivaNovember 4, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    You describe that temporal quality nicely!

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  15. AnonymousNovember 6, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    even though it's temporal, we are lucky enough to see it every year

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