Autumn Poetry & Photography

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Autumn
by Mary Hamrick

Autumn is like an old book:
Marred spines turn mean yellow,
staples rust red-orange.
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Every stained page is stressed
by a splat of color. Rough-red,
like an old tavern,
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we become hungry birds
and prepare for fall.
Shape and shadow are candied citron

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as lanterns turn bitter yellow. Autumn
is a red fox, a goblet filled with dark wine,
a hot chilli pepper with smoky eyes.
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 Pressed leaves take in the colors
of seafood paella and saffron; these leaves
are like death, climaxing with a smile.
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 Autumn: Her dress is a net of mussels;
dark shelled, it covers up
summer’s weatherbeaten body.
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So pull out your boots
and stand on an aged, wood floor
like an evergreen. 
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Comments

  1. NadineOctober 9, 2012 at 12:04 PM

    Beautiful fall photos Terri...we still have a lot of green here in Western Washington! :)

    Blessings!
    ~Nadine

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