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“Autumn Reflections” by Colleen M. Breuning © 2011

WITHIN THE LEAVES OF FALL

I hear the eloquent sounds

of changes in the air,

leaves of gold and crimson

pirouetting to the ground.

I hear the sound of Nature’s soul,

velvet moss clinging to the trees,

afternoon gradually fading

into the cool of this autumn night.

I hear the sun as it dances

upon the edge of the day,

the evening shadows

across the pond,

the only prevailing vestige

of this autumn afternoon.

I can’t help but hear the voice

of Nature as she sings,

transfixed by what I hear,

my senses stirred once more,

within the translucent twilight glow,

of this majestic evening epiphany.

And as the leaves of autumn

float silently from the trees,

and alight there at my feet,

for just a moment

I close my eyes and dream

within the warmth of the fading sun,

in the midst of autumn splendor,

faint breezes of evening

soothing the ragged edges

of emotions tugging at my heart

and burning deep within my soul.

And I marvel once again

at how each falling leaf foretells

the fallow days of winter

and what is yet to come.

As I hear the whisper of the wind

in the silence of the leaves

as they begin to fall,

blanketing this autumn canvas

in a cloak of crimson and gold.

(c) barbara kausteklis 10-3-11

Written for CPC “Triple Crown Challenge ~ with Colleen B.”

http://www.friendburst.com/blog/65762/triple-crown-challenge-colleen-2/

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Big Hugs.

~barb~