Sunday 18 October 2015

The Prompt - Autumn

She shakes her auburn tresses,
Kicks through the crisp fallen leaves,
Autumn.

Collects conkers from the ground,
Dances in the morning mist,
Autumn.

She strolls through rainy afternoons,
Pulls her hood up against the wind,
Autumn.

Sips chocolate through a stripy straw,
Snacks on double choc muffins,
Autumn.

She laughs at the Halloween costumes,
Giggles as she twirls a sparkler,
Autumn.

Peeps under hedges to spot hedgehogs,
Leaves nuts and seeds for the birds,
Autumn.

She wraps up warm in woolly layers,
Hats, scarves and gloves her new best friends,
Autumn.

Waves farewell to sultry Summer,
Glances towards haughty Winter,
Autumn.

She dances round the bonfire,
Munches on toffee apples,
Autumn.

Full of fun and mischief,
Exciting and flighty,
Autumn.



8 comments:

  1. Autumn summed up wonderfully here! I really love the verse 'Waves farewell to sultry Summer, Glances towards haughty Winter, Autumn.'. I do love autumn, such a beautiful season x Thank you so much for sharing with #ThePrompt x

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    1. Thank you for your kind comment, Sara. I don't do poetry very often but somehow autumn seems to lend itself to a bit of verse, doesn't it?

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  2. A lovely poem for my favourite season! Brilliant #prose4t

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    1. Thank you Lisa. I'm a fan of autumn too - all my favourite things seem to happen then. And the food is ace too!

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  3. Autumn is definitely my favourite - so many that I have read say the same this evening. This is brilliant - and there are so many of my favourite things in your piece. Thank you for linking to Prose for Thought x

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    1. Thank you for your comment Victoria. I'm also loving reading so many posts about the glories of autumn.

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  4. This is just lovely .. now I don't want autumn to end!

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    1. Thank you. I also wish autumn would stay a little longer.

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