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

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

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

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

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

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  8. I love Nature hordes...! Well Done~

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

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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 'Temporal quality' is the magic all seasons have. Think how boring life would be with no changes?

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  13. You describe that temporal quality nicely!

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

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