Fall is here. You can smell it in the air, and see its presence in the smallest ways.
A friend and I were conversing just recently about the difference between summer and fall. I was quite captivated by her description..."Though I love both seasons, fall feels busy to me in such a different way than summer. Fall is all about schedules and planning and sit down dinners.
I don't know about you, but I'm ready for the happy-chaos and spur-of-the-moment activities that seem to define summer days to be over with for a while. I'm ready for a bit of orderliness and structure. "
Her words inspired me...
summer waits upon on my stoop,
lingering to say a last goodbye
fall is ready to tidy up this mess
from these precious days gone by
wind, rain, and storm clouds too,
singing such a sad, melancholy tune
as I sit silently watching them work
cleaning up the summertime room.
9 comments:
I love odes. I too wrote one but on an entirely different topic!!
"wind, rain, and storm clouds too,
singing such a sad, melancholy tune"
Beautiful words...
That's very in-tune with my thinking about my needs now that September is here. Order, structure. (I posted about that yesterday). I like the way that "fall is ready to tidy up this mess". The personalities of the seasons are so clearly portrayed.
I loved the image of those first few lines. Enjoyed your inspired Ode.
I'm glad it's cooling down for you. I wish it would rain here.. that would be such a lovely thing. Enjoy the new weather change!
Finally... we are cooling down... hopefully no more 90's. I LOVE fall.... the fresh air... the nippy chills at night.... good smells.... football...
Love it!
Beautiful watercolor and lovely poem. I long for fall weather....I miss it so much since I live in sunshine year round!
Ah. I'm a summer person. Maybe if I read your lovely poem often enough, I can turn myself around!
joy...joy... joy...
You fill me with joy!
xo
g.
I'm a fall person. I happily wave good-bye to summer. Now if only my school break was in the Fall.
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