tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post4748766340624461561..comments2024-03-27T22:12:01.201-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: Season of autumnGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-87432573779530365652015-11-24T23:43:39.592-05:002015-11-24T23:43:39.592-05:00beautiful...enjoyed each line!!!beautiful...enjoyed each line!!!Sreejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395234979504881964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-72784823305884403662015-11-14T15:55:32.389-05:002015-11-14T15:55:32.389-05:00This is a wonderful writing, the emotion of this j...This is a wonderful writing, the emotion of this journey into darkness we do every year so well captured... the waiting, the war-paint of the trees... yes this is how November feels.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-65361797090293901402015-11-13T06:17:44.253-05:002015-11-13T06:17:44.253-05:00As ever you captured your feelings Grace and gave ...As ever you captured your feelings Grace and gave them a proper picture.<br /><br />Though personaly all i have to say about fall and the leaves is 2 things--1. all the other trees on my street have shed theirs but not the one in front of my house, maybe by 1/2 but most of what's left is still green. Of course i get the weird tree.<br /><br />2. We spend at least an hour a day cleaning other trees leaves from in front of our house, it's obvious yours does not have the storm sewer drain in front of it or you'd not be so poetic about the nasty fallen things. hahahahahahthe walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-44248463905800851002015-11-11T23:27:56.966-05:002015-11-11T23:27:56.966-05:00Love, 'dawn on teacup' which hooked me imm...Love, 'dawn on teacup' which hooked me immediately. Third stanza is a favorite. Beautiful writing.Sara McNultyhttp://purplepeninportland.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-1260253702848479962015-11-11T23:09:41.280-05:002015-11-11T23:09:41.280-05:00This is such a lovely picture of autumn. I love t...This is such a lovely picture of autumn. I love the season, even the melancholy parts, and one of my favorite parts you describe so well:<br /><br />How many more nights will grey geese<br />bear before it flies away<br />Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-50008876667970991592015-11-11T22:01:26.792-05:002015-11-11T22:01:26.792-05:00Lovely and somewhat sad poem, G ... but it's a...Lovely and somewhat sad poem, G ... but it's a good kind of sadness ... the kind, that gently eases me into Fall and Winter ... welcome ... colourful leaves ... welcome ... bare trees ... welcome ... bare land ... welcome ... blanket of snow ... Love, cat.^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-44593217838490233202015-11-11T20:49:00.310-05:002015-11-11T20:49:00.310-05:00This is gorgeous! The first line wowed me totally...This is gorgeous! The first line wowed me totally and then the leaves with their warpaint - on until the glorious end. This is so beautiful.tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-61510915751765816272015-11-11T19:16:19.073-05:002015-11-11T19:16:19.073-05:00Oh wow!! you have turned every change of this seas...Oh wow!! you have turned every change of this season into wanting desires and gifts from nature. Just stunning!! Your first two lines drew me in immediately.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883534443928185658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-4578535332047970452015-11-11T15:20:21.561-05:002015-11-11T15:20:21.561-05:00Gorgeous words, Grace--I especially like "its...Gorgeous words, Grace--I especially like "its autumn<br /> The season of wanting & waiting"--so true.<br /> vb holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18042714310345407971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-37230665918170128582015-11-11T15:16:45.961-05:002015-11-11T15:16:45.961-05:00Wow, Grace this one is autumn awesome! I like how...Wow, Grace this one is autumn awesome! I like how you choose to break the silence of darkness :)lynn__https://www.blogger.com/profile/03991892804149727665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-6454113128130873492015-11-11T10:48:58.851-05:002015-11-11T10:48:58.851-05:00Lovely. Your poem speaks of both the beauty and t...Lovely. Your poem speaks of both the beauty and the melancholy of the season.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126230685516232230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-63614740833564456732015-11-11T01:13:06.074-05:002015-11-11T01:13:06.074-05:00Really beautiful, Grace. I like the personificati...Really beautiful, Grace. I like the personification in stanza 4, but also the way each stanza falls so gently, leading up to that just-right close. Jennifer Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344877737695801883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-55814952819401422712015-11-11T00:25:51.077-05:002015-11-11T00:25:51.077-05:00I love the leaves drawing red war paint on their f...I love the leaves drawing red war paint on their faces, likw they are ready to fight the oncoming winter.AnotherFearlessYear.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189052349065089513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-39590901525939744472015-11-11T00:07:50.616-05:002015-11-11T00:07:50.616-05:00This is very beautifully written, Grace. You gave ...This is very beautifully written, Grace. You gave full attention to each stanza - I felt no sense of rush as I read and enjoyed each descriptive detail.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-71240098709754031292015-11-10T22:39:54.014-05:002015-11-10T22:39:54.014-05:00'season of wanting and waiting'... such a ...'season of wanting and waiting'... such a longing feels here....lovely words' choice.humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-75197467920904039392015-11-10T22:38:38.963-05:002015-11-10T22:38:38.963-05:00You have captured the in-betweenness of this seaso...You have captured the in-betweenness of this season so very well. Nice. cartlandsader@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958169376636355464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-59412946277490198652015-11-10T21:29:57.752-05:002015-11-10T21:29:57.752-05:00Autumn desire
seasonal pleasure
without desire
fal...Autumn desire<br />seasonal pleasure<br />without desire<br />fall feels<br />no season..<br />it's still luke warm<br />or luke cool.. where<br />i live.. but it's always<br />hot enough<br />for me..:)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-66374264779834740082015-11-10T20:07:39.212-05:002015-11-10T20:07:39.212-05:00How I love "Give me dawn on teacup"........How I love "Give me dawn on teacup"......what a cool line! A beautiful write, I love the idea of the trees with their empty pockets.Grace.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-4901708933492935032015-11-10T17:48:20.902-05:002015-11-10T17:48:20.902-05:00Dawn on a teacup... sigh.. you had me at the openi...Dawn on a teacup... sigh.. you had me at the opening lines :D<br />Beautifully rendered!<br /><br />Lots of love,<br />SanaaSanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-33649563785652451422015-11-10T17:45:02.327-05:002015-11-10T17:45:02.327-05:00You always create such gorgeous imagery in your wo...You always create such gorgeous imagery in your work---I love the close here especially--the wanting and waitingAudrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-23600782413808917222015-11-10T17:03:57.541-05:002015-11-10T17:03:57.541-05:00Such a beautiful poem about autumn. It really is a...Such a beautiful poem about autumn. It really is about wanting and waiting. And it's so beautiful at the same time as it prepares us for the dark winter days. We need to take every moment in, for all color and the light will be gone for a while.<br /><br />Thank you for your lovely comment on my kindness post, Grace <3<br />Have an amazing week. Lots of hugs to you,<br />BeateBeatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14712395242968990000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-16271910146961250752015-11-10T16:31:24.497-05:002015-11-10T16:31:24.497-05:00I like how you describe the leaves as painting the...I like how you describe the leaves as painting themselves red, Grace, and your final verse where you count the time before the sun departs so early. Lovely, vivid imagery of those autumn changes.Bodhirosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12630769135515322096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-48708582985933128202015-11-10T15:37:25.320-05:002015-11-10T15:37:25.320-05:00A very domestic first stanza, turning progressivel...A very domestic first stanza, turning progressively outwards, in wider circles. The lines 'darkness is not just a colour/it's a veil of silence' articularly resonated with me.Marina Sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251903359649828285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-73017199343151949712015-11-10T15:34:53.235-05:002015-11-10T15:34:53.235-05:00that's "ice in my veins"; damn spell...that's "ice in my veins"; damn spell check slipped past me.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-77504906484717205722015-11-10T15:33:47.711-05:002015-11-10T15:33:47.711-05:00The chill in the air, despite El Nino, puts ice in...The chill in the air, despite El Nino, puts ice in my ones, stirs up my asthma, & simmers akin to anger as I await the danger & complications related to snowfall & commuting with a million others, traversing the foothills, skidding into ditches.<br />I like your lines /& everywhere the leaves/draw red war paint on their faces/.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.com