paint me a sky of apple green & red
as flocks of geese fly off as summer kites
the air is cooler with sun's fading light
autumn arrives, muted colors & dreads -
the harvest of pumpkins & plums is spread
on table with berrries & gourds weaved tight
on my canvas of hemp & cotton white
paint me a sky of apple green and red
i watch the rain hammer the browning beds
as maple leaves start to yellow in sight
dead flower heads begin to roll, a blight
autumn arrives, muted colors & dreads -
painting a sky of apple green & red
moody as trees, lush as pears with first bite-
autumn arrives, muted colors & dreads
Posted for dVerse Poets Pub- Poetry Form: Villonnet. A Villonnet is a hybrid of the Villanelle and the Sonnet. It has the Iambic Pentameter of both, but holds the four-stanza/line structure of the sonnet, while utilizing the two-line rhyme nature of the villanelle. The final stanza replaces the sonnet couplet with a typical villanelle tercet. Join us when the pub doors open at 3pm EST.
A beautiful September sky villonet, Grace, with gorgeous use of colour and autumn imagery.
ReplyDeleteLove the way you use the colors of september, including the ones relating to harvests...
ReplyDeleteGrace, you and I were of similar mind in topic with our poems. It's that time of year isn't it.
ReplyDeleteVery lovely autumn ooem
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I loved your poem! I absorbed it and the emotion, and then used it as a model for mine.
ReplyDeleteIt painted the picture of fall as harvest/fresh while also dying/fading PERFECTLY.
You have captured the magic of September. This time of year is great for poetry with all the changes taking place.
ReplyDeleteYou captured this beautifully.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to be a part of this lovely poem.
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