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.
